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Tsipras and Erdogan seek ways to overcome Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from a meeting in Istanbul on Monday with a seemingly common desire to improve relations between their two countries, which have been tested by recent events.
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government breezed through the multi-bill vote on Sunday and has put the ball in the lenders’ court regarding the disbursement of bailout funds and debt relief.
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Tsipras seeking repeat of full support from coalition MPs in upcoming bailout vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinisters are due to begin on Wednesday the effort of ensuring that all government MPs will support the multi-bill due to be submitted to Parliament by the end of the day.
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Tsipras upbeat after vote, Eurogroup but deal details may still present problems
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been in fan upbeat mood this week following the successful parliamentary vote on Sunday and the positive noises coming from the Eurogroup on Monday.
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Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Parliament passed the pension and income tax reform bill entailing 2 percent of GDP in fiscal measures needed to lead to the completion of the first bailout, with all 153 of the government’s MPs backing the legislation.
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Interior Minister Yiannis Ragoussis is set to launch a new centre-left movement on Wednesday, highlighting the fragmentation in this part of the Greek political spectrum.
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Eurogroup decision on contingent measures, debt leave Tsipras with tough task at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFriday’s Eurogroup in Amsterdam ended with a clearer picture of what needs to be achieved for Greece to complete its bailout review but with more doubts about whether the government has the political capacity needed to push through the required measures.
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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have one eye on potential unrest within his party this week, as talks with Greece’s lenders resume, after SYRIZA’s largest faction raised a series of objections to the approach taken by the government.
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Tsipras plays to domestic gallery over IMF dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeaking to SYRIZA MPs on Monday night, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave no clear indication that he intends to use the furore over the WikiLeaks transcript to force a situation in which the International Monetary Fund leaves the Greek programme.
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Obstacles to centre-left alliance in Greek politics piling up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Fofi Gennimata is set to begin touring the country to raise the profile of her party but has not given up hope of brokering an alliance with some of its rivals even though this is increasingly looking like a non-starter.