Prespa Agreement a thorn in the side of Greece’s coalition government


Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ relations with the leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Panos Kammenos, took a turn for the worse over the controversial Macedonia name-change deal known as the Prespa Agreement. In fresh statements over the weekend, Kammenos vowed to oppose the government’s agreement with Skopje “to the end”, adding that his …

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The Greek government swifts focus to the constitutional amendments in Macedonia – Reactions to Zaev’s statements continue


Zoran Zaev’s statements on the “Macedonian language” brought the strong retort of Alexis Tispras’ coalition partner and current Defence Minister and leader of Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos. “It is now obvious that all talks on the survival of the so-called Prespes agreement have come to an end”, Kammenos said, referring to the “provocative behaviour and …

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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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Kathimerini: Agreement has been reached on the name, the scope of use and acronyms


In three chapters, according to the Greek “Kathimerini”, the agreement between Skopje and Athens was reached on the name, scope and acronyms. The newspaper comments that the negotiations are turning into an unsolvable puzzle despite the initial increased optimism from Athens. The Greek government, as Kathimerini writes, now faces the opposition New Democracy, which seeks …

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Kammenos proposes name referendum


Athens, 14 January 2018 – Panos Kammenos, the leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), has proposed holding a referendum on the name dispute, MIA reports from Athens. “The Greek people will have to decide on the unprecedented, in the history of man, [decision to] cede their history and civilization to another people,” Kammenos said in …

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Greek gov’t spokesperson: Kammenos won’t be obstacle to name solution


Greek government spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in the interview with the state broadcaster ERT expressed hope that 2018 could be the year when name issue would be closed, MIA reports from Athens. He said this year a window of opportunity exists for a solution and called the opposition New Democracy to recall on inter-party disagreements in …

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Conflict in Greece between the government and the opposition on the name issue


The conflict in Greece between the government and the opposition on the name issue is continuing. Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who is a leader of junior ruling coalition member ‘Independent Greeks’ (ANEL), reaffirmed Wednesday his opposition to a possibility for the name dispute solution to include the term ‘Macedonia’. In a press conference , …

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