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Tsipras looks to recovery, sidesteps review concerns Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Tuesday his latest effort to focus attention on a positive narrative for Greece, which is a message he hopes that he can carry into the autumn.
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis look for new impetus from Thessaloniki appearances Greece’s two main parties, which have spent much of the last week arguing about the historic legacy of Nazism and Communism, are turning their attention to next month’s Thessaloniki International Fair.
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping that he can redirect the domestic debate and voters’ attention towards next year’s expected exit from the programme with the help of the early September visit to Greece by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Fires latest obstacle to coalition's momentum-building efforts The government and opposition continued to trade accusations over the recent forest fires on Thursday as the coalition struggled to play down the damage done by the blazes over the last few days.
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Relief for coalition as wildfire threat subsides Some pressure was taken off the government on Wednesday, when firefighters appeared to bring under control a large forest fire that had been burning for three days north of Athens.
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Coalition's ideological contrasts highlighted but Kammenos quashes rift talk Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner ANEL, attempted on Thursday to nip in the bud any speculation that his party and SYRIZA are about to go their separate ways over ideological differences.
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Healthcare next stop for Tsipras amid Georgiou case fallout A day after government MPs approved a draft law introducing changes to the way Greek universities are run, the coalition focussed on a healthcare bill that represents its latest attempt to show its voters that it is active in policy-making in areas that are not linked directly to the bailout.
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SYRIZA tries to look forward but struggles to escape past The two-day meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee, which concluded on Saturday, did not produce any major surprises for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, allowing him to focus on a challenging few months ahead.
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Government rounds off legislative activity, Mitsotakis offers alternative on education The Greek government is trying to wrap up its legislative activity before the summer break so that it can then focus on different tasks from September.
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Tsipras eyes expansionary measures in 2019 as he starts building post-MoU narrative Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave a wide-ranging televised interview on Wednesday night in an apparent attempt to build on Tuesday’s bond issue and make one last attempt to win back some support before things wind down for August.