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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe way towards the scheduled programme exit next summer. Having already seen a slight uptick... is imminent. The government’s anxiety about this issue was also evident in the curt way it responded last... the potential to trip up Tsipras, there is still a long way to go in the negotiations with the new
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Conclusion of third review closer as extensive bill tabled by coalition
EconomyProgrammeof the third review on January 22, paving the way for the next loan tranche to be released... unpaid taxes. The omnibus bill also introduces a change to the way that strikes are called by first-level... the way for the completion of the Compliance Report by the institutions, which is necessary
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot come any way near matching the 1 million people estimated to have protested over the same issue... that the only way the government can fall is if it loses a confidence vote, meaning that the difference... that it would “find us in their way” if it agrees to Skopje using the term. Speaking on Monday
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Name and shame
Agora. Organisers put the number much higher, as is usually the case with such demonstrations. Either way... protests in previous years, for instance, were not viewed in the same way by this group) and turning... this issue, he has to force Kammenos out of his foxhole so that he catches the flack in the same way
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Aegean tension presents Tsipras with urgent domestic, foreign policy challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsstruggling to find a way to respond to the ratcheting up of tension by Turkey. The government has also been... to find a way to prevent the escalation of tension has opened up the coalition to increasing criticism.... Finding a way to keep things on an even keel will be vital if Tsipras is going to avoid lasting
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agorato all manner of “indignados” venting their frustration any way they choose. Those on the left saw... slightly more circumspect in the way they express themselves but they continue to have an offhand... of Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport as a way of building bridges, New Democracy’s response was to tell him
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Kammenos claims approval of name deal a make-or-break moment for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsstance and support the deal. This seems highly unlikely, though, given the way the opposition party... to be that the vote in Greek Parliament will be the trigger for SYRIZA and ANEL to pave the way for a managed.... Either way, Tuesday’s press conference by the ANEL leader seemed an attempt to distance himself
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agorathat the system as whole was found wanting when tested in such a severe way. The results of the fire in Mati... of Greek politics, which made the way in which the government reacted to the situation even more... than a particular party. Similarly, Greece can draw strength from the way that society reacted
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsis focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... the way up to the next elections, which seemed likely to be held along with the European Parliament...-wing party’s cooperation with SYRIZA to an end. This would clear the way for Tsipras to announce
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societyas a way of maintaining ties with the diaspora. The problem is a practical one: voting is only... referred to the time limits prevalent in other overseas voting systems as a way of defining overseas... citizenship for immigrants by the back door. Any proposal, if indeed one emerges, has a long way
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