Tzanakopoulos: There is majority both for confidence vote and name deal ratification


The Greek government will win the confidence vote and will be able to keep running the country, said government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in an interview Monday. Referring to Alexis Tsipras’ move to seek confidence vote in Parliament, he said that the prime minister took an initiative of high political symbolism and a great political risk. Tzanakopoulos …

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Tzanakopoulos: Prespa Agreement will be ratified by 151 votes


Greece’s government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos has expressed his confidence that the SYRIZA-led administration will secure the 151 votes it needs to adopt the name agreement signed between Athens and Skopje on June 17th, 2018. On Wednesday in a radio interview with News 24/7 , Tzanakopoulos said that in the event that the junior coalition Independent Greeks …

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Telephone conversation between Zaev and Tsipras after Kotzias’ resignation


Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, had a telephone conversation after the resignation of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. According to a Greek government spokesman and minister without portfolio Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, the PM Zaev and Tsipras agreed and reiterated that they would continue working on the implementation of the Prespa Agreement. …

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Tzanakopoulos: It would be a waste to lose this great chance


The Greek government closely follows what is happening in the neighboring country and supports efforts made to press ahead with the process, because it would be a waste if this chance were to be lost, says government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos. “There are political options that can be realized by Mr. Zaev, which might allow a constitutional …

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Tzanakopoulos: Majority for Prespa Agreement ratification in the Greek parliament


Greek government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says the Prespa Agreement will be ratified in the Greek parliament. “We can see from the statements given thus far that there is a realistic majority for ratification of the Prespa Agreement in the Greek parliament,” Tzanakopoulos told radio Real FM. Asked about the possibility of early elections in Greece …

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Tzanakopoulos: Name agreement will pass in the Greek parliament, otherwise we would not have signed it


It is obvious that the name agreement will pass in the Greek parliament, otherwise we would not have signed it, says government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos. In an interview with Greek radio Real FM, Tzanakopoulos explains that the government wants a larger majority “for this important agreement, which closes a 25-year-long issue in the best possible …

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Tsipras-Kammenos meeting on Tuesday


Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday morning announced that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with his junior coalition partner, Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, on Tuesday, as press speculation continued to swirl in the Greek capital over “clouds” in the relationship between the two “strange bedfellows” coalition party leaders. Spokesman Tzanakopoulos added that the …

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Tzanakopoulos: Erga omnes condition requires changes in the Constitution


It is certain that the constitutional name should be changed in order for the erga omnes condition to be valid, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a television debate on the Greek state television ERT. – For the complex name erga omnes, for overall use, in any case, a precondition is a constitutional review, …

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Tzanakopoulos: No name solution if neighboring country lacks willingness


Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, spokesman of the Greek government, said Tuesday that Greece’s stance and preconditions were clear, while the neighboring country was the one that needed to demonstrate willingness for an agreement, otherwise there would be no solution. “We have said what the preconditions are to reach an agreement. Thus, if our neighbors are willing to …

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Tzanakopoulos: Amending of neighbor’s constitution – Greek government’s firm negotiating position


The request for the neighboring country to amend its constitution is a firm negotiating stance of Greece’s government, spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says in an interview with the radio ‘Real FM’. Tzanakopoulos once again notifies his country’s stances related to settling the Athens-Skopje name dispute, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Greece stands for a complex …

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Tzanakopoulos: Greek government believes in a possibility of finding mutually acceptable name solution


Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos is optimistic with regard to a possibility of finding a mutually acceptable solution to the name dispute. The name negotiations are resuming after yesterday’s round within the frame set along with our neighbors, Tzanakopoulos told the ERT first program. ‘We are optimistic that we will succeed to reach a mutually …

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Greek government spokesman: Broad parliamentary majority will support possible name solution


A possible solution to Athens-Skopje name dispute will be endorsed by the parliament as there is a progress in ironing the differences between the government’s and the positions of some political parties, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says for Radio Real FM. Greece will present its national position at the negotiations, namely a complex name with …

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Tzanakopoulos: The preconditions are in place to find a solution to the long-standing dispute over the name


The preconditions are in place to find a solution to the long-standing dispute over the name, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos reportedly told Euronews on Wednesday. “It is a problem that has plagued Greece and our neighbouring country for about 25 years. I think that in 2018, some preconditions have been created so that we can …

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