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Athens pleased with Brussels appointments but new Commissioner faces big task
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe newly created portfolio of immigration and home affairs. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras described... Juncker and Samaras. The Greek prime minister intimated in his statement that his personal friendship
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PASOK's growing internal strife hampering Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos. The latest dissenter is Transport... reform during and after his meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday. Reports said
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Samaras plots early bailout exit, plays down debt relief as Merkel remains tight-lipped
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras unveiled his plans for Greece to exit its adjustment programme early - at the end of this year - in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that did... that Greece exits the programme at the end of the year because that would give the prime minister
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DIMAR won't vote for coalition's presidential candidate, wants SYRIZA alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for a confidence vote next week so his government will gain more time to improve its fortunes before the process to elect a new president of the republic begins.... It had even been reported that he and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos were preparing to make
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Ahead of bailout talks, IMF chief raises doubts about clean Greek exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsis sending Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras and Prime.... With the crucial presidential election coming up in February, the prime minister believes that ending
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Samaras blames SYRIZA for market jitters but his main strategy is at risk
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter seeing the Athens Stock Exchange plummet and Greek bond yields soar this week, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sought to deflect any blame for investors' reaction from his government onto SYRIZA... Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos took a similar line at Wednesday's cabinet meeting. He reportedly
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Samaras, Venizelos suggest EU support for Greece to continue after tough week on markets
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. This week events appear to have forced Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to clarify his... of the discussion." Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos was a little clearer in the comments
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Newsletter 1 31/10/2014
contours of Greek politics – but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's lunch on Wednesday with his... a difficult position the prime minister finds himself in. There will be many in Greece who will see
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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
that would allow Greece to demarcate its EEZ, just as Cyprus has done. The Greek prime minister does... to compete for the right to exploit hydrocarbons in the area. The Greek prime minister was in Cyprus
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Cairo Declaration inches Greece closer to hydrocarbons goal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece, Cyprus and Egypt sealed on Saturday a significant agreement to enhance their cooperation, including in the all-important energy sector. The Cairo Declaration signed by Prime Minister Antonis..., bar Turkey. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is keen to follow suit so Greece could step up its search
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