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Neither necessary, nor good
Agorawith the Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party that has espoused populist, nationalist, racist and conspiracy-theorist... pliable. However, being in government with ANEL is not the straightforward, guilt-free politics that Tsipras imagines. In political terms, he is dining with the devil. His first alliance with ANEL
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First step in TV licensing process completed as controversy continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has received 11 expressions of interest in the new TV broadcasting licenses it plans... in a previously murky field. Since private TV emerged in Greece in the late 1980s, there has been... is the main argument used by TV channels that currently have licenses in their attempt to invalidate
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding the recent auction for TV licences, which the coalition has held up as a shining example... against the tender by the existing TV channels, most of whom failed to win permits in the recent... to rubber stamp the tender. A second controversial aspect to the TV permits auction has emerged this week
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TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down... a new ESR board so it can launch a new tender for TV licences that will not be blocked... the government save some face and prove that it is determined to regulate the TV sector. “We’ll see now whether
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Subsidies fuel pre-election mood as SYRIZA starts preparing
PoliticsGreek Politicson Mitsotakis to announce the date immediately and to appoint a caretaker Interior Minister to oversee
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the official separation between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), paving the way for the prime minister... out as the Defence Minister had arranged to take part in a TV interview on Wednesday night, shortly... that the four-year alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL was due to come to a messy and acrimonious end. Tsipras
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
parting of ways The fate of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition is due to be decided at a meeting between... as the Defence Minister had arranged to take part in a TV interview on Wednesday night, shortly after the prime... interview on Open TV on Wednesday night. In his interview, Tsipras explained what the implications
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the public mood. This was certainly the tone of New Democracy’s response, which described the press... Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), had drawn.... The conservative chief visited the area on Thursday, asking for TV cameras to stay away. He also called
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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicshandled the affair will be evident in the ratings of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL... for suggesting in a TV interview on Wednesday that despite the deaths in Mati, the MoU exit should.... The negative mood also seems to preclude any move by Tsipras to call snap elections in the immediate
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya... of Northern Cyprus. On the other hand, Cairo and Athens share a common line on the issue of Libya..., and the International Law of the Sea,” he said. The two ministers also discussed the issue of Libya
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