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Tsipras makes PASOK opening amid domestic troubles Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has indicated that he is starting to make political plans for the period after Greece exits the programme in the summer of 2018.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras The size of the task facing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government in trying to convince the Greek public that the agreement reached with the creditors provides a genuine opportunity for the country to exit the crisis was highlighted by a new poll published on Frida
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull The government attempted on Thursday to come up with a temporary solution to the strike by municipal rubbish collectors, which has led to trash piling up in the streets.
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Tsipras tries to keep government's eyes on the prize Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on his government to step up its work as he completed, ahead of this week’s European Council, a series of meetings designed to issue a positive message to the domestic audience following last week’s agreement at the Eurogroup.
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Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal The government began on Friday the task of talking up the agreement that it reached with its creditors at the Eurogroup but immediately came under fire from the opposition.
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Athens cautious after Skopje suggests concession on name issue The new government in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is considering new proposals regarding its provisional name in order to overcome its name dispute with Greece and become a NATO member.
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role Government MPs were due to vote on Thursday afternoon a series of last-minute amendments aimed at ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup.
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SYRIZA holds fire as Eurogroup expectations continue to be lowered A meeting of SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Tuesday resulted in the party reaffirming the government’s insistence that it will not implement the fiscal measures lined up for 2019 and 2020 if the International Monetary Fund does not join the Greek programme with funding.
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Tsipras tackles two fronts as debt talks continue Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have his eye on two fronts this week: The ongoing discussions with Greece’s lenders over a possible agreement at next week’s Eurogroup and the process of ensuring that his party remains fully behind him while the talks continue.
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup The week ends with little clarity on what kind of agreement will be possible at the June 15 Eurogroup and with the Greek government’s position yet to crystallise.