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Dead fish in Volos cause big political stink
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDaniel, as well as criticism locally of the central government’s response. Kouretas was put forward... up in the bay. Although Volos port has been put up for privatisation, the damage caused by last year... expectation is that it will not be put to tender until the first quarter of next year as around 5 million
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Opposition parties jostle over criminal charges for politicians in connection to Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicson the railways due to a failure to put in place and maintain adequate safety standards. It makes reference... to smear the government, in a statement put out by party sources which attempts to pick apart the arguments put forward by PASOK. The conservatives say they are studying the evidence submitted
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Three investment groups table binding offers for Thessaloniki Port
Economyon Friday three binding offers for the acquisition of a 67 percent stake in Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH). Binding bids were submitted by the International Container Terminal Services (Philippines... (April 2016), binding bids were initially expected in the third quarter of 2016. Moreover, pending
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Lest we forget
Agorafor decades. This year, seeing the fascists being put behind bars will suffice for most. The slogan is born... with impunity. The broken bones, slashed faces, bruised eyes and dead bodies cannot just be put down... blocked an anti-racism bill put forward by coalition partners PASOK and Democratic Left
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Polls turn in SYRIZA’s favour but also show that doubts persists
PoliticsGreek Politics, two more surveys put SYRIZA even further ahead. On January 22, a Public Issue poll for Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper put SYRIZA on 31.5 percent, against 28 for New Democracy. Poll by @publicissue... for To Pontiki weekly also put SYRIZA comfortably ahead of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s party
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How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
Agoraattempts to put off the inevitable. There was never a convincing case that the coalition’s... overcomes these hurdles, it will still have to put its demands for debt relief and economic stimulus... reach an impasse very swiftly. Any attempt to seek confrontation with the eurozone that could put Greece
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he considers some of the proposals put forward by the institutions unacceptable. He is believed... not been confirmed. What he will certainly want to do, though, is put the opposition parties on the spot... leaders confirm the plan put on the table by the institutions is not acceptable to them. This would give
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Lenders dismiss Greek proposals but SYRIZA also ups pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Greek side has not confirmed there was such a specific commitment, merely that it would put forward... a little closer to its positions and put the issue of debt refinancing on the table. If Tsipras can... a deal back. There is a real fear that he will lose the contest if he asks them to put up or shut up
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Commission had a Grexit plan ready to put into action if there is no agreement. Tusk spoke... be tougher than the ones on the table a couple of weeks ago. A third bailout would also be put... positions. Tsipras now has to put forward a credible plan within the next few hours and hope that his party
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
Sliding from No to Yes Govt proposals resemble those put forward by Commission The Greek Parliament... an explanatory memorandum in Greek (compared to the English text sent to Brussels) that put the amount... or to cover the shopping costs for a week so those chores have to be put off until the next day
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