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Greek coalition braces for internal debate over agreement with lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras can sell this deal to his party and coalition partner. Following... for the government as it is one of the few pre-election pledges that it will be able to keep. The prime
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Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras left for Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with key officials ahead of a Eurogroup at which eurozone finance ministers are due to reach an agreement at the Greek... it even more difficult to secure approval for the agreement at home. The Greek prime minister has only
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The Greeks deserved better than this
AgoraFor some time it appeared that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, or at least some of the people advising him, felt Greece had something to gain from being in a take-it-or-leave-it situation... approach and intransigence on the other side of the table. In the end it seems the Greek prime
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s proposal for a referendum to be held this coming Sunday (July 5) on whether Greece should accept the bailout terms offered by the country’s lenders was approved...’ counter-proposal on Wednesday, it became clear to the prime minister and advisors that he would be unable
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What capital controls will mean for Greek banks, customers and the economy
EconomyAs was expected, the referendum announced by the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday evening triggered a series of negative repercussions for the Greek banking system. The most prominent... that led the Greek government to such a decision. Shortly after the prime minister’s televised address
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
AgoraSince the start of Greece’s bailout programs in 2010, there has been an unrequited desire in Greek public opinion for a referendum. In fact, current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged the then Greek.... However, Tsipras’s decision also has to be placed within the context of Greece’s situation. The prime
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As second bailout comes to an end, Tsipras eyes third amid domestic turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote to lenders on Tuesday to ask for a brief extension... for loans from the ESM. In an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Tuesday night Deputy Prime Minister
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras received the broad backing from MPs he wanted for the proposals he submitted to lenders during a vote in Parliament early on Saturday but was left with a conundrum... to Parliament. The prime minister issued a brief statement at around 5 a.m., arguing he had
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Tsipras suffers serious knocks in prior actions vote but emerges on his feet
PoliticsGreek Politics’s lenders but almost 40 SYRIZA MPs failed to support the measures, leaving Prime Minister Alexis... with lenders forward. In an interview on Tuesday, the prime minister had stressed that he does... leads the Left Platform (which voted en masse against the bill), said after the vote that he
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Stand-off within SYRIZA to continue as Konstantopoulou stands firm
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe much-anticipated showdown between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou failed to materialise on Thursday. The pair held a lengthy meeting... and the prime minister continue to be on the same page about the way forward for the government. This positive
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