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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stepped up on Wednesday his effort to put distance between SYRIZA and New Democracy in voters’ minds in what many see as a pre-cursor for the political battle to come in Greece over the coming months.
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Coalition seeks to remove review obstacles, turn up pressure on opposition Overcoming the obstacles standing in the way of the completion of the third review, as well as stoking its rivalry with the main opposition appear to be the two things that are uppermost in the government’s mind at the moment.
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Tsakalotos stands ground on taxes, finalises social dividend plan Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos used his speech to Parliament on Thursday concerning the draft budget to defend the government’s fiscal choices, which have often provided the opposition parties with cause to attack Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s administration.
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SYRIZA feeling internal pressure due to handling of refugees The prominent faction of the “53” within SYRIZA has made a point of raising objections to the position taken by the party’s political secretariat after a meeting on Monday.
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Tsipras eyes review conclusion, insists SYRIZA patience will pay off Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Monday that the government will manage to wrap up the third review on time and that better days are on the way for his party.
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Lull in review talks gives PM chance to mind domestic agenda The departure of the institutions from Athens as part of the third review gives Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government an opportunity to focus on the domestic political agenda, as well as the implementation of the remaining prior actions.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens in dispute with Spanish ambassador over Catalonia stance Athens is in the process of trying to settle disagreements with its neighbours, but has found itself embroiled in an unexpected row with a fellow European Union (EU) member state, Spain, over the crisis in Catalonia.
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions The institutions’ mission chiefs are due to begin talks in Athens on Monday with Greek government officials amid hopes that the third review can be concluded relatively quickly without any complications.
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Athens waits to sound out IMF, PM moves on from vote In the wake of Tuesday’s testing vote in Parliament on the gender change bill and ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to Washington next week, the government has some time to take stock of the progress in the third review.
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence The government made it through Tuesday’s vote on the draft legislation allowing Greeks to change their gender identity without needing medical treatment.