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Home foreclosures and refugee crisis top agenda in Greece-EU talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe visit of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens has helped clear up to some extent where Athens stands vis a vis its lenders as the deadlines for securing the next loan sub-tranches and completing the first review of third bailout approach.
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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe AKP’s resounding win in Turkey’s elections on Sunday is likely to put extra pressure on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss cooperation on the refugee crisis with Ankara.
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Tsipras rages against EU over refugee crisis but own goals unclear
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned to the issue of the refugee crisis during his appearance in Greek Parliament on Friday, declaring himself “ashamed” of the way that the European Union is dealing with the problem.
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Latest EU plan to tackle refugee crises poses new, bigger challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece has agreed to provide the facilities needed to host 50,000 refugees while they wait for reallocation as part of a new EU agreement brokered on Sunday.
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Optimism and concern for Tsipras after EU summit on migration
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras walked away cautiously optimistic from Thursday’s European Union summit in Brussels, which addressed the refugee crisis.
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Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose to put the issue of debt relief front and centre when he spoke at the United Nations on Sunday, ahead of a busy few days of meetings in New York.
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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised on Friday an emergency plan to deal with a growing refugee and migrant crisis in Greece that has caught his government completely unprepared.
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New Democracy broadens attack on SYRIZA to include migration, national issues
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter spending the first few days of this briefest of elections campaigns focussing on SYRIZA’s possible threat to Greece’s position in the euro, New Democracy now appears to be broadening the agenda of issues it is using to try to eat away at the leftists party’s lead.