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Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was briefed last night on the content of lenders’ proposals and everything points to him having his work cut out to convince his party to support the deal if he reaches the point where he accepts it.
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SYRIZA prepares to debate deal as Tsipras's options narrow Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras left for Brussels on Wednesday insisting that he was going to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the proposals Athens had sent to its lenders on Monday, rather than to receive an ultimatum as most media have reported.
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Lenders put together proposal that may leave Tsipras struggling The details of the proposal Greece’s lenders are set to put to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the next few days have begun emerging, raising questions about whether the Greek leader will be able to convince his party to support an agreement.
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Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens Greece’s negotiations with its lenders have entered the final stretch after creditors met in Berlin on Monday night to discuss the details of the offer that will be put to Athens in a bid to conclude the process and pave the way for the release of 7.2 billion euros in bailout funding.
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As talks enter final stretch, Tsipras addresses broad, varied audience Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held another teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday night in what Athens insisted was a “warm atmosphere.” But this seems in complete contrast with the tone of an op-ed published by the Greek leader in Le Monde on the same day.
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IMF appointment sends ripples of discontent through SYRIZA The appointment of Greece’s representative at the International Monetary Fund would not normally become a hot political issue but SYRIZA has continued its tradition of doing things differently by finding itself in a state of unrest over who will be sent to fill the post in Washington.
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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras The government’s plan to reopen state broadcaster ERT is proving far from straightforward to implement, surprisingly, though, largely due to friction within SYRIZA.
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now Despite enduring a testing time during the meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee over the weekend, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged on Sunday without any serious damage and with the majority of the party body backing his handling of negotiations with lenders.
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Back to the technocrats for Tsipras after Riga meeting yields little A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Riga on Thursday night failed to yield any tangible results, even though Athens insists that an agreement with creditors is just days away.
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SYRIZA strife not a rebellion in the making yet There has been a lot of movement within SYRIZA over the last few days amid concern that lenders will force the government to sign a deal that runs contrary to the party’s main pre-election pledges.