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Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points The prospective of a revision of the Greek constitution is back on the political agenda as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seeks to strengthen SYRIZA’s progressive credentials and pursue some of its long-held policy goals.
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Coalition indicates it will keep focus on corruption allegations Following the attention given to the pre-trial detention last week of former Defence Minister Yiannos Papantoniou, the government is hoping that by turning the spotlight to more corruption allegations, it will be able to secure political gains.
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures The Greek government is becoming increasingly optimistic that it can avoid next year’s pension cuts and is starting to focus on how it can maximise the positive political impact of the pared down compensatory fiscal measures it will be able to implement if European lenders agreed to Athens’s request to scrap the reduction to spending on retirees.
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Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty Ahead of the referendum this weekend in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the name deal with Greece, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted that he has no plans of jeopardising the ratification of the so-called Prespes Agreement by calling snap elections before Greek Parliament has had its say.
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament Claims regarding the activities of pharmaceutical giant Novartis in Greece appear to be further poisoning the relationship between the government and the opposition.
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Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP The coalition sailed through a vote on the vast multi-bill that it submitted to Parliament just last week despite various moments of friction within government ranks over the last few weeks.
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Coalition focuses on positives as MPs gear up for vote on vast multi-bill The government is preparing to submit a multi-bill that will reportedly stretch to around 600 pages and is expecting that it will receive full support from SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs.
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs Having passed the 2018 budget earlier this week, the government is continuing a busy week of parliamentary activity with a couple of draft laws and several key amendments before the Christmas break.
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Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist Parliament is preparing for a vote on the 2018 budget late on Tuesday, with opinion polls giving differing views of the political balance in Greece as the year comes to an end.
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Parliament to take up Kammenos allegations next week Parliament will discuss on Monday the allegations regarding a deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia that was overseen by Defence Minister Panos Kammenos.