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Tsipras targets opposition in debate but parliament speaker steals the show A parliamentary debate about Greece’s negotiations with its lenders failed to produce any substance on Monday night but was notable for a clash between house speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou and New Democracy.
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to round off on Monday evening his attempt to engage with his own party and the domestic audience over the content of the reform package his government has sent to lenders and the course of negotiations in Brussels.
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks A lengthy meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday produced little in the way of concrete developments but seems to have been a significant contribution to the normalisation of relations between the new government in Athens and its lenders, including Germany.
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Minister's alleged conflict of interest a first domestic political test for Tsipras Less than two months into his stint as prime minister, Alexis Tsipras has his first potential political scandal to deal with.
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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now Ahead of a meeting between key European Union officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels, Athens has revealed that it hopes to reach an agreement for lenders to release some funding in return for certain reforms.
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Tsipras to meet Merkel amid search for political backing After dancing around the issue for the last few weeks, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, March 23, with the Greek government hoping that the talks could help lead to a so-called “political solution” between Greece and its lenders.
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PoliticsGreek Politics![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos (www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/13/syrizaflags_1000_myrto_1211-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos (www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act The fine balances within SYRIZA that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is confronted with came to the fore over the weekend, when the party's central committee met for two days of discussions.
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Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party In setting out his government’s first pieces of legislation on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to dispel doubts about whether the government would bring the four-month extension of its loan agreement to Parliament for approval.
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Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras outlined on Friday night the content of the first four draft laws that his government plans to bring to Parliament next week as it begins the marathon effort to execute the reforms it has pledged both to lenders and Greek voters.
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PoliticsGreek Politics As coalition prepares first draft laws, Tsipras may avoid Parliament vote on extension The government appeared on Friday to be leaning towards not submitting the four-month extension of Greece’s loan agreement to Parliament for a vote.