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Tsipras ponders delaying snap elections until debt relief talks start
PoliticsGreek Politics. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to be in two minds over how to deal with the inevitable fallout... irresponsible and jeopardising the deal by holding snap elections in September. It is clear from the swift way... react to the deal and Tsipras is also weakened by the split within his party.
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Latest EU plan to tackle refugee crises poses new, bigger challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyfor reallocation as part of a new EU agreement brokered on Sunday. The deal struck in Brussels will see... not had to deal with issues such as housing, education and jobs for refugees, which would have... to allocate considerable resources to deal with the humanitarian challenge but not for the logistics
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraon Sunday is similar: On the surface it appears a deal that suits both sides but it has the potential to go badly wrong. Turkey is the clear winner of the deal as it gets up to 3 billion euros in cash... in at home before critics started expressing concerns about the summit deal. But when read in English
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The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
Agorathan this Jun 27 Politics The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders Jun 21 Eurogroup leaves Tsipras with difficult but not impossible deal to sell at home Feb 21 This is the deal Greece will go in search of at Wednesday's sceptical Eurogroup Feb 7 Economy Greek
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Newsletter 59 - 22/01/2016
but no deal on reform plan in sight Dominating the domestic agenda, the pension reform issue is expected... deal than the one they have proposed. days. Following a teleconference with the institutions... and the deal struck with the institutions on the privatisation of the electricity transmission company ADMIE
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policycrisis and especially on the implementation of the EU–Turkey deal secured in the Belgian capital last...” agreement suggested that only it seems eager to see the successful implementation of this deal... the EU–Turkey deal to be revised due to concerns about terrorism but do expect some EU member states
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Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
PoliticsForeign Policyinterest in boosting cooperation with Beijing, especially following the deal to privatise the Piraeus Port... to the realisation that his government needs to attract any investment possible. The first step was the OLP deal... authority. Under this deal, COSCO will pay 280.5 million euros to buy 51 percent of OLP and 88 million
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Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase
PoliticsForeign Policyand understanding so a deal could be reached as soon as possible. He urged Turkey to encourage and support... how the talks have been progressing, which seems to have been the basis for his optimism that a deal... is the return of Morphou (Guzelyurt) to Greek–Cypriot administration. The Greek Cypriots reject any deal
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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
AgoraGiven that uncertainty about what, if any, deal will emerge from Greece’s negotiations with its... and trigger snap elections so the political cost of sealing the deal is borne by someone else. Given... be found in the days ahead, the biggest obstacle to a deal (and the biggest motivation for Tsipras
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Trade after Brexit: How Greece and the EU will be affected
Agora’t reached, it is fair to assume that both parties will put their effort into striking a deal... into pushing for a favourable trade deal with the UK in order to maintain the national income... to the single market, but analysts expect even more than 10 years will pass before a final trade deal
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