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  1. Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The much-advertised split between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) seems to be just days away... ANEL, has called a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group and executive committee on Wednesday... procedure in Skopje is due to be completed by January 14 at the latest. Therefore, ANEL’s departure

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  2. Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going... second meeting on the Libyan crisis. In an interview with Alpha TV on Thursday, Mitsotakis warned

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  3. Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The interview given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ANT-1 TV on Monday did not only focus... to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention

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  4. SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect

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    deplored. Instead, Tsipras opted to join forces with Kammenos. His nascent Independent Greeks (ANEL... New Democracy to found nationalist, anti-bailout ANEL. If this meant turning a blind eye and deaf ear to some of the extreme views and unsavoury behaviour of ANEL and its leader, this was a risk worth

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  5. Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
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    the second programme, called Independent Greeks (ANEL) managed to exceed 10 percent despite having... nationalists ANEL instead of the centrist liberals of To Potami, which had come fourth and had more seats... to win the September 2015 elections, forming the same coalition with ANEL, before voters had fully

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  6. ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    his TV appearance that ANEL might support a censure motion from New Democracy if the conservatives... show on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL.... Theodoros Tosounidis did not rule out the possibility of ANEL failing to support its governing

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  7. Govt faces pushback from food service sector over re-opening rules
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the rates they charge. Speaking on ANT-1 TV on Wednesday, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos gave an indication of how concerned the government is about keeping the food service sector content and able... will not open their establishments because they will not be able to earn enough revenue. The food service

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  8. Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos Lazaridis.... Another ANEL MP, Dimitris Kammenos, was ousted from the party when he voted in favour of the censure... MPs (145 from SYRIZA, 7 from ANEL) in the 300-seat Parliament, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

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  9. Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    facilities. Against the backdrop of the construction site for a new gas-fired power plant linked... in the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime pact. Greece disputes the legality of the pact; however, last week Turkey’s

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  10. Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process

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