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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPanos Kammenos, who says he is opposed to any deal that involves the use of the term “Macedonia... no effort to create political consensus about a potential deal at home because he does not want... reject a deal that fulfils the criteria set out by New Democracy when it was in power between 2004
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the investigation into the actions of Defence Minister Panos Kammenos in connection to a botched deal... that there was something crooked about the 66-million-euro deal and that the Saudis may have decided to only... by the Saudis and has underlined that no money changed hands as the deal fell through.
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They have a name for it
Agora. However, it is far from a done deal. The agreement will only be operative when the Parliaments of both... their severe reservations with regard to the deal. In particular, they are concerned with the facts... parliaments are asked to ratify the deal, there might not be the necessary majorities in either
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Privatisation projects gather pace as Athens targets 2 bln in revenue for 2018
EconomyProgrammeof Greece’s main airport comprises of a concession deal and the sale of a 30 percent stake. The latter... General for Competition (DG Comp). Permission was finally granted last week, meaning the deal can now... of buying up Shell’s stake in the Attica Gas corporation. The deal represented a necessary step
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About last night
Agorahalf a day to reach a deal at 1:30 a.m. on Friday regarding the package of debt interventions... programmes that consisted of 275 billion euros in loans. The deal that was finally reached... to meet the GFN benchmarks defined above.” On balance, this is a deal that Greece can live
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Athens turns its attention to settling differences with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policya very active role, especially in the wake of the name deal with FYROM, for which Athens has been..., Albania is left out, this will create a state of instability in the region”. Albanian deal Following... obstacles, though, which prevent Tirana from being optimistic about a deal. Albanian Prime Minister Edi
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Loss of MP upsets coalition plans to build on positive momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), ostensibly over the Macedonia name deal, reduced the government... rebellions as a result of the name deal and is looking for ways to shore up the government. ANEL MP Kostas... strong opposition to the agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The deal led
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Coalition tweaks labour market, lines up more post-MoU changes
PoliticsGreek Politics. The deal is seen negatively by many voters in northern Greece and a number of local organisations... available by Wikileaks, Mitsotakis repeated his refusal to ratify the deal and accused the coalition...: Republic of Macedonia. In contrast, the deal struck between Tsipras and Zaev means that, if approved
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Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
PoliticsForeign Policyhis pledge not to ratify the deal reached between Greece and FYROM. In a statement, Mitsotakis... Democracy, these negotiating positions were achieved with the signing of the Greek-FYROM deal in June... for his people to approve the name deal. “Part of the name solution and its erga omnes use
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Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the deal, which would lead to FYROM changing its constitutional name and being called North... partner, to trigger snap elections over the name deal. Kammenos has made it clear that he... means that if Greek Parliament votes on the deal in February or March, there could be a smooth passage
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