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Tsipras facing more media intervention claims after changes at newspaper The government is facing fresh accusations of trying to control the media following the latest developments at Greece’s best known media group, Lambrakis Press Group (DOL).
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Govt hopes for Feb review deal but opposition readies in case of snap polls There are increasing indications from government sources that Athens has accepted it is unlikely the review will be completed in time for the January 26 Eurogroup and that a conclusion in February is more likely.
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Tsipras springs surprise with handout pledge for pensioners Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise on Thursday evening, when he announced that the government plans to redistribute this year’s primary surplus overperformance to some of those who have been affected most by the crisis.
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SYRIZA backlash following Kammenos trip to islands SYRIZA’s awkward symbiosis with its coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), has come to the fore again this week.
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New poll hurts coalition's recovery hopes as Turkey threat grows Another day and another set of worrying poll results for the government, which despite the negative data will be more concerned with escalating tension with Turkey.
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As Greeks wait for Brussels deal, general dissatisfaction reigns at home As Greece waits to see the outcome of the ongoing talks with its lenders, the general sense of dissatisfaction among voters was highlighted in a new opinion poll published on Wednesday.
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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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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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Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders Greece’s new 48-member government will be sworn in on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras completed his reshuffle late on Friday night.