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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek Politicsmay provide the first signs of how party members feel about the agreement at the Eurogroup, which... that may be used by Alexis Tsipras to rally his MPs in the weeks ahead. The amount of work... spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas have spearheaded
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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics. The reaction from the MPs has been subdued so far but this may have something to do with the fact that many... Greece has to legislate and what counter-measures will be accepted. The lawmakers may also have been... of discontent or disquiet have been heard. SYRIZA MP Nikos Manios had said before Monday’s Eurogroup
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Athens braces for return of lenders, discussion about measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsby any coalition official of the implications of what may be agreed in Athens in the coming days... final deal to voters but he may take a back seat for the time being, until the details are known... the negotiations, such as Nikos Fylis and Giorgos Kyritsis, have suggested that they will support
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Greece tries to navigate through uncertainty in Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign Policyunder Zaev, resulted in Ivanov softening his stance. This may pave the way for the formation of new... opposition. Athens is seeking to understand the balances that may emerge in the wider region. To this end... Minister Nikos Kotzias met with his FYROM counterpart Nikola Poposki on the sidelines of the Gynmich
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Blame game follows collapse of Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign Policyavoided so far blaming any side for the collapse of talks in Crans-Montana. Analysts say that this may signal that the UN may be leaving the door open for an initiative in the future. UN Secretary... mainly blaming Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias for the outcome of negotiations in Switzerland
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis look for new impetus from Thessaloniki appearances
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Tsipras administration may be aided in this by the visit to Greece of French President Emmanuel... have suggested to the local media that a number of French businessmen may accompany Macron during his... Nikos Pappas said in a radio interview.
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Tsipras seeks coalition makeover before review pressure ramps up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt is uncertain, though, whether this drive will last much longer as it may be overshadowed... picture may emerge on September 4, when Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis attends... to the party. The most recent case of this was when the father of Digital Policy Minister Nikos
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Athens wants to keep Ankara lines open despite EU reservations, S-400 deal
PoliticsForeign Policypostponed this request. During their last talks in May, the two prime ministers of Turkey and Greece... EU prospect have not gone unnoticed in Ankara and perhaps this may have created positive momentum... Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was asked to comment on the statement made by Turkish President Recep
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Athens aiming to intensify talks with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policyhas arisen for a head to head meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries, which may... that Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his nationalist approach on many of these issues may obstruct... conference following the 2nd Ministerial Meeting in Thessaloniki on October 5, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicscoming to an end. This discussion subsequently died down but may be revived if there are genuine... be defined in the months to come and may depend on how inclusive an approach Gennimata adopts in terms... Nikos Voutsis should reject the request. The conservatives called for the debate after press reports
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