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Merkel in Athens as Macedonia deal threatens government
By EUobserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Greece on Thursday as Alexis Tsipras' government risks losing its parliamentary majority. His junior coalition parter, led by defence minister Panos Kammenos, threatens to pull support for a name-deal with neighbouring Macedonia which Germany and the EU hoped could foster stability in the Balkan region. On Friday, Merkel meets conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis - who is also opposed to the deal with Macedonia.