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  1. Fallout from aborted leadership vote tests New Democracy's unity

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Following its failure to hold its leadership ballot on Sunday, New Democracy is in a state turmoil that looks set to deepen in the coming days. The party’s electoral committee met yesterday... proposal to stand down, Meimarakis called for all the other candidates to leave their positions ahead

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  2. With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    meetings between the prime minister and all the party leaders are rarities in Greek politics. One... with his comments when he met Pavlopoulos last Friday, a few hours after he lost two MPs

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  3. Kerry positive during Athens visit, shows keen interest in Cyprus and energy
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias. The US Secretary of State met earlier... in talks with all sides in Turkey and that there is a genuine will for a solution to the Cyprus issue

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  4. Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
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    include cuts to main pensions either at middle-digit levels for all pensions or a double-digit... not specified. Labour Minister George Katrougalos met with European Economic and Monetary Affairs

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  5. Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that his government has already met the obligations listed in the European Commission’s report... from the Schengen zone. b. The reference that all the elements agreed last December should

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  6. Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of these parties is that there is no guarantee Tsipras will be able to convince all of his MPs and members to support such an alliance When SYRIZA’s largest faction, the movement of the 53, met in early

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  7. Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati when the pair met in Athens... will suffer the same problems,” he added. Bushati has said that Albania would honour all the commitments

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  8. Athens takes steps to mend fences with Balkan neighbours
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and Bulgaria to prevent the worst case scenario of all Greece's northern borders closing. Kotzias appears... met with his counterparts from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina and Slovakia. Athens is expecting

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  9. Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging
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    released on Sunday evening, the Greek government says the main area of agreement is that all sides would... are not met, the non-paper notes that the government has not accepted such a proposal and its stance

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  10. Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    which we are all aware of in relations between Turkey and Greece in this area.” Following his visit to Turkey, Soltenberg met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last Friday and discussed NATO's

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