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Falling bank shares prompt coalition to take closer look Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a hastily-arranged meeting of top government officials on Wednesday after a sharp decline in bank shares on the Athens Stock Exchange led to Greek lenders and their difficulties coming under scrutiny.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures The Greek government is becoming increasingly optimistic that it can avoid next year’s pension cuts and is starting to focus on how it can maximise the positive political impact of the pared down compensatory fiscal measures it will be able to implement if European lenders agreed to Athens’s request to scrap the reduction to spending on retirees.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ The low turnout in the referendum held by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the agreement with Greece to rename the Balkan country North Macedonia has triggered doubts regarding how events will unfold in the coming weeks
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty Ahead of the referendum this weekend in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the name deal with Greece, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted that he has no plans of jeopardising the ratification of the so-called Prespes Agreement by calling snap elections before Greek Parliament has had its say.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts The Greek government is likely to have to wait until the December 3 Eurogroup until it finds out whether its request for next year’s pension cuts to be shelved will be accepted by the country’s lenders.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras confident on pension cuts, reticent on snap elections Amid renewed speculation about snap elections next year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted that his government will be able to come to an arrangement with the institutions over the pension cuts that are due to implemented in 2019 and then hold out for a full four-year term.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion Speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a defence of his government and the European left, but the Macedonia name issue also featured heavily in his comments, as it did at home.
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EconomyProgramme
Lenders appear at ease with Tsipras pledges, cautious on pension cuts The institutions have begun poring over Greece’s budget execution data as part of the first post-programme inspection, which will also include a close look at the pledges made by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH).
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions Alexis Tsipras did not spring any surprises during his speech at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday, when he made a range of promises, particularly regarding his government’s fiscal plans, that were largely within the expectations that had been cultivated in previous weeks.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
SYRIZA and ND go head-to-head over promises to lighten tax burden As the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday approaches, the competition between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to win over voters with their pledges is heating up.