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Tsipras looking to build momentum for elections after vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to start 2019 with the hope that he has the votes he needs... would like elections to be held on October. He added that he has not yet decided if the vote... government and make it clear to voters that the four-year cooperation with nationalist ANEL has come
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
an agreement has not been reached so far. On income tax reform, the The fiscal outcome for 2015... to higher cut to 8,182 euros, while the European Commission has proposed the tax-free threshold... to the initial government proposal published in early January, while the national pension has been agreed at 384
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
has chosen a figure that is not from “New Democracy’s political family,” as he told TV viewers... in the upcoming parliamentary vote. This means that she will receive The Prime Minister has managed to set... government has already overseen the appointments of new heads at the Supreme Court and Court of Audit
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Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policyand Kostas Karamanlis - are not in favour of the political dialogue with Turkey. However, Greece has... threaten the calm climate that now prevails.” Athens is holding its breath regarding the possible... round of Greece’s political dialogue with Turkey. Her talks with her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar
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Current account deficit widens to 404 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomymillion. The rate of change in exports turned positive (+3.1 percent) in March, while imports dropped... to 5.01 billion, while imports fell at a similar rate by 7.7 percent to 9.19 billion. Lower oil prices... a sharp drop in the primary income surplus (by 859 million) followed by a narrowing of the services
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorathat highlight what has been done so far on the fiscal front and what is the current state of play. State... (4.5 billion) in the total figure since 2011, the respective figure relative to GDP has fallen by just.... Greece’s pension system still has room for improvement and reform. It is crucial that there is a clear
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This is what's in the legislation Greece has to approve by Wednesday night
EconomyProgrammemeasures Greece has committed to as part of Monday’s Euro Summit agreement to legislate before July 15.... VAT On VAT, the draft bill sets the new basic rate at 23 percent. For pharmaceuticals, books and theatre a super-reduced rate of 6 percent (from 6.5 percent) is applied, while basic food, energy, hotels
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Eurosystem funding falls by 978 mln in Nov, banknotes increase for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement has revealed. As of the latest month, the total... euros. Since the start of the year, Eurosystem funding has declined by around 21.45 billion. November’s... funding has been steadily falling, with the latest reduction coming on November 7, when the ECB
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policyabout the future: The recession in Turkey and the high inflation rate, which has reached 20 percent... of Agathonisi, in the eastern Aegean. Athens has lodged a strong demarche and according to diplomatic sources, the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, has given reassurances to his interlocutors
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No image availableGreece has been a coronavirus success, but it will be hit economically anyway 17/02/20 PBS... Why Greece’s crisis has broken all previous records 16/02/2017 Die Zeit Tsipras im Dilemma 16/02/2017... as Greek tragedy plays on 29/04/2016 The Wall Street Journal Greece, Germany, IMF: Someone Has To Blink
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