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Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
pharmaceutical company has fanned fresh flames in Greece’s parliament. Party – to side with the prime... with FYROM. It is certain, though, that SYRIZA has a political battle on its hands after the two large... and eight former ministers as having received under-the-table payments. It has been known since last year
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Newsletter 155 -16/03/2018
of fourth review The week began and ended with the Greek government being left in no doubt that it has... this week of trying to distance itself from Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, with whom it has... strapped to his waist during a game against title rivals AEK on Sunday night. Savvidis has cultivated
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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks, all of which has fuelled speculation about future political developments in Greece. Movement...-left parties to make truly official their cooperation, which has been many months in the making... for party funding would be among the key goals. Although, as party leader, Gennimata has the leading role
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesgovernment has been on a public sector hiring spree at the expense of already over-burdened taxpayers... that the coalition has been swelling the ranks of the civil service to win votes, the opposition has also... A slightly different argument has been put forward regarding the appointment of senior civil servants
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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policyputs the brakes on an agreement that has been at the core of bilateral talks since June 2016, when... differences. The agreement between Athens and Skopje on the name issue has triggered strong reactions among... of maritime zones. For all these reasons, Athens has decided to postpone the agreement with Tirana
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission, meanwhile, believes that there is a fiscal gap of 0.4 percent of GDP that has to be plugged... that the unresolved issues will be settled by mid-November. However, Athens has not been able to kill off, so... elections. In the absence of a deal, New Democracy has kept up the pressure on the prime minister
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Skopje moves ahead with name deal ratification as Athens watches closely
Foreign PolicyGreek Politicsis moving a step closer to completion. The ratification of the Prespes Agreement in Skopje has.... Article 49, Paragraph 3 refers to "the Macedonian people living abroad." Athens has expressed objections... of FYROM's citizens with those living abroad. Athens has not publicly put any pressure or asked
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
from the fact that Kammenos has no intention of intentionally bringing the government’s time.... The centrist party has six MPs, but it appears that two of them are not going to vote.... Nevertheless, the four remaining votes that To Potami has to offer could be crucial to the outcome
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
of the current government, which has boycotted Skai’s TV programmes over the last few months.... New Democracy has invested heavily in its argument that SYRIZA has a nonchalant attitude towards... person to head the Competition Commission, the political clash over her appointment has mostly to do
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
break-up of their administration, which has been in power since January 2015, as a result of different... that the talks with Tsipras might not take place if the parliament in Skopje has not completed its work. Since last year, Kammenos has been insisting that he will walk out of the government when
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