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  1. Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
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    retirement pay that was higher than the limit set by the government) to mislead voters. The tabling... abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even

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  2. Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
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    spending on the construction of a camp at Malakassa. According to Kaminis, the project, which has been costed at 4.5 million euros was awarded to a private contractor without being put to tender... and expectations. The Malakassa project is singled out for particularly scathing criticism. Citing

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  3. Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
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    , connecting Italy directly to Greece rather than Albania. Poseidon is on the PCI list, but is also... and Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially

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  4. Tsipras faces challenge in turning promise of China trip into reality
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    that the company would invest more than 500 million euros in Piraeus over the next five years, underlining... with top executives from the Wanda Group, Huawei, COSCO, ZTE and Fosun – large companies that have

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  5. These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September

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    a greater role for the institutions than in the past. 12) Adopt a roadmap for investment licensing... stressing that by 2020 no undertaking will be able to produce or import, directly or indirectly, more than... the restructuring plan for the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) that was agreed

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  6. Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions

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    criteria for large debtors owing more than 100,000 euros 10) Audit of wages and allowances... including Sundays. 14) Restructuring of Athens public transport (OASA). 15) Change in the legislation

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  7. Omnibus bill goes to Parliament as Greece seeks to unlock 2 bln sub-tranche

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    is due to be tabled in Parliament on Monday under the “urgent,” rather than the “emergency,” procedure... privatisation and restructuring of the Athens public transport organization (OASA). A second list of prior

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  8. Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt

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    and more than 700 million to state’s direct participation in state-controlled companies that could... to CPH, namely those of Athens public transport companies (OASA, OSY and STASY), the Olympic

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  9. Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
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    advance on the current figure of zero - would inevitably have far greater political symbolism than... 35 million euros – significantly less than was raised per license in the last round, but adding up... process is a considerably more low-key affair than the much-hyped auction of 2016, which the Greek Union

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  10. Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
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    rubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has said that he will look for a private contractor to take over this task. Another flashpoint between... deal with the lenders, which indicate that voters are less than enthusiastic about the government’s

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