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First general strike an awkward but telling moment for Tsipras Alexis Tsipras experienced his first general strike as prime minister, rather than opposition leader, on Thursday when the private and public sector unions GSEE and ADEDY brought thousands of people out onto the streets of Athens to protest the latest round of measures.
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus For some time now, Athens and Ankara have been seeking ways to make a visit to Turkey by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras possible.
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SYRIZA tries to contain impact of ex-minister's grave allegations The government is in a battle to contain the impact from allegations by former Citzens’ Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis that some SYRIZA members were in regular contact with jailed members of terrorist groups and tried to arrange for beneficial legislation to be passed, even allegedly threatening the ex-minister’s life.
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Tsipras rages against EU over refugee crisis but own goals unclear Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned to the issue of the refugee crisis during his appearance in Greek Parliament on Friday, declaring himself “ashamed” of the way that the European Union is dealing with the problem.
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Latest EU plan to tackle refugee crises poses new, bigger challenges for Tsipras Greece has agreed to provide the facilities needed to host 50,000 refugees while they wait for reallocation as part of a new EU agreement brokered on Sunday.
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Tsipras takes big risk by axing public revenues chief Savvaidou Alexis Tsipras took a major political gamble on Thursday by forcing general secretary for public revenues Katerina Savvaidou to leave her position, despite her insistence that she would not bow to the government's demands.
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Tsipras sees political mileage in bill for broadcasting licences The government unveiled on Monday its long-awaited draft legislation for the new broadcasting licence tenders, with the aim of voting the bill through on Saturday.
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Little trouble for Tsipras in multi-bill vote but bigger problems may lurk over revenues chief The omnibus bill containing many of the 49 prior actions the coalition has to fulfill to secure the next sub-tranche of bailout funding passed through Parliament without any major problems on Friday night.
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Optimism and concern for Tsipras after EU summit on migration Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras walked away cautiously optimistic from Thursday’s European Union summit in Brussels, which addressed the refugee crisis.
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SYRIZA seems to be mulling a switch in Greece's energy policy The SYRIZA-led government in Athens appears to be re-orientating its policy and strategic relations in regards to the energy sector.