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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.
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Tsipras strengthens grip on SYRIZA, sees more 'open' party Alexis Tsipras has begun trying to capitalise on his recent election victory by strengthening his position within SYRIZA and ensuring that, unlike during the previous months, his party pulls in the same direction.
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Opposition tells Tsipras it will resist upcoming bailout measures despite support in summer There were no surprises in the confidence vote that took place in Parliament after midnight on Wednesday as all 155 coalition MPs backed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government.
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Tsipras seeks fair exchange with EU over migrant crisis The visit of Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann to Greece on Tuesday and the tour of Lesvos he conducted with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave Athens the opportunity to state its case for more EU assistance to tackle the refugee crisis and to argue that criticism from other member states is unjustified.
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Tsipras identifies debt relief, bank recap and attracting investments as key goals Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set out three priorities for his government once the first bailout review has been completed when he presented coalition’s policy programme in Parliament on Monday night.