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Despite ongoing row with SYRIZA, Kammenos not preparing for early departure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he is resisting the Macedonia name deal in every way possible, including threatening to walk... in bringing down the government to prevent it from finishing its task, rather than to stop the name deal... his last stand against the deal and Tsipras could use this opportunity to call snap elections for May
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Tsipras seeks assurances that coalition will remain united for time being
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaris Theocharis left open the possibility of supporting the name deal in Parliament and of voting... immediately afterwards. To Potami MP Spyros Lykoudis said he would also support the Macedonia name deal... expressed his intention to vote for the name deal and to then give up his seat in Parliament. Tourism
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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Greek Parliament, although his opposition to the deal means that the coalition is likely to face more... Papachristopoulos and Kostas Zourars have indicated that they may back the deal, which is almost half of ANEL... on the Macedonia name deal and the announcement of snap elections by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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New details reveal what may have led to discrepancy in Athens Airport concession price
EconomyFeatures. The original deal had anticipated single digit growth in 2017 and 2018, which now looks to be closer... accepted by the end of May 2017. The deal was sent to the Directorate General for Competition (DG Comp... that it became clear the deal could not proceed unless the price was raised significantly, leading
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the agreement. The main elements of the deal are: the state recognises that in 1939 it obtained church... to pay the wages of priests as a form of compensation for the property deal the two sides accept... of property. This reaction perhaps underlines that Tsipras’s main political goal in making the deal
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Getting to the church on time
AgoraIeronymos later emphasised was only an outline deal, supposedly sought to settle issues that have caused... the real motives behind announcing this deal with the church. Sure, Tsipras wanted to show that he... impact and show Greece has the ability to deal with serious issues in a mature way. In short, Tsipras
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New Democracy increases pressure on potential supporters of Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir language after the agreement is ratified was interpreted by New Democracy as a sign that the name deal... a deal that has little public support, but to also make it difficult for MPs, including opposition... an opportunity to stop Tsipras in his tracks, not only with regard to the name deal, but also
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the non-SYRIZA MPs that was thought likely to vote for the Macedonia name deal. His induction... on the Macedonia deal. He previously indicated that he is opposed to the agreement. Saridis said on Tuesday that he would vote against the deal. Tsipras’s hopes of ratifying the Prespes Agreement
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DESFA transfer complete as HRADF heads for record year in privatisation revenues
EconomyFeaturesa 35 percent stake, will receive around 284 million from the deal. Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis...), Aris Xenofos, said that the deal marked a successful tender process which attracted strong investor... that it has hit its annual revenue target. The sealing of the DESFA deal added an extra 251 million
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Tsipras maps out path to next elections via Prespes Agreement and possible confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsname deal coming to Parliament, the prime minister will call for a confidence vote. Tsipras added... his opposition to the Macedonia name deal, but at the same time not bring down the government... that the confidence vote would be held before the ballot on the name deal, Tsipras is clearly engineering
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