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  1. ‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
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    , in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city, to pay the first of six instalments of Greece’s new property tax... to pay our taxes even if it’s the last thing we do,” he said. This month marks the anniversary... of a pensioner while queuing to pay another austerity-related tax could be seen as a metaphor for how

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  2. Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Like other EU member states, Greece has been taken aback by the Trump administration’s decision...-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2025-2026. A few days later, he met... that the use of "flexibility" is relevant to all member states, it is reported. Greece has expressed

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  3. Coalition adopts court ruling that restores judges' pay, others poised to follow

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition passed an amendment through Parliament this week which means it will have to pay... pay scale means that Supreme Court judges will be paid 4,134 euros per month gross. At the other end.... On top of that, the coalition has to pay them an extra 69.6 million euros per year. The amendment adopts

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  4. Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
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    EconomyProgramme

    Greece has launched the formal process to pre-pay part of the loans it has received from the International Monetary Fund after Finance Minister Christos Staikouras officially requested clearance from..., Greece is due to pay 2.1 billion euros per year up to 2021, dropping to 1.9 in 2022 and 1.4 in 2023

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  5. Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democracy, as ministers called for pay rises... following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces personnel. Several prominent politicians

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  6. Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    rights of all Member States, in accordance with international law, including the United Nations... of member states remains a key prerequisite for ensuring a stable and secure environment... objections to the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum. The EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas said the memorandum

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  7. Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , increased tax collection has also been coupled with an incessant pressure on Greek households to pay mounting debts to the state. A growing inability to pay taxes and social security contributions due... 2.5 million Greeks are failing to pay their taxes, with 4.3 billion euros of new debts being created

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  8. Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to a new wave of refugees. Greece, along with other EU member states, has decided to suspend asylum... chief Kaja Kallas participated on Saturday at a meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Jordan. “We want

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  9. Strait of Hormuz tensions test EU unity and Greece's strategic limits
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    member states - Greece and Italy - have supported it consistently over the past two years. The mission... gave a negative response to such prospects. As the EU’s foreign chief Kaja Kallas stated on Monday

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  10. Newsletter 499 - 20/03/2026

    Newsletters

    by several other EU member states. Beyond ideological objections — the government argued that VAT cuts.... “No one wants to actively participate in the war,” EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas said. Domestic

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