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Tsipras and Mitsotakis speak to their MPs but address wider audience Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed their parliamentary groups on Wednesday but both directed their words at a broader audience than the MPs in front of them.
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Mitsotakis renews appeal to PASOK and Potami for joint drive Just a few days after naming a shadow cabinet, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a rallying call to PASOK and To Potami, calling on the opposition parties to create a “front against populism.”
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Attacks on Chios refugee camp underline precarious balance on islands The tension on the Greek islands hosting refugees and the opportunities for right-wing extremists to exploit the situation was highlighted over the last few days.
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Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up Greek politics is gradually returning to normality following the excitement of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Athens and his welcome comments on the need for less austerity and more debt relief for Greece.
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Parties reach consensus on broadcasting watchdog after coalition backs off After five failed attempts, Greece’s political parties managed to agree on Thursday over the appointment of a new board at the National Council for Radio and Television (ESR), which is crucial to the government’s efforts to regulate the TV sector.
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Coalition puts on fresh face but poll sees support draining away The government’s new spokesman, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, (the 34-year-old who headed Alexis Tsipras’s political office since last year) made his first appearance in his new role on Tuesday but the latest opinion poll underlines that the coalition will need much more than fresh, young faces to revive its fortunes.
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog The ground is being prepared for the cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been pondering for the last few weeks.
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row A new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition.
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TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict After suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down by the Council of State, Alexis Tsipras and his government are seeking a way to rebound and deflect accusations of incompetence or attempting to control the media and the judiciary.
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Court delivers serious blow over TV permits, gov't vows to fight on The ruling that the government feared materialised late on Wednesday night, when the Council of State deemed that the recent tender leading to four bidders gaining TV licences and existing channels being prevented from continuing to broadcast was unconstitutional.