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Greece submits reform proposals but Eurogroup unlikely to be moved
EconomyProgrammerespectively, making up more than one-fourth of the cumulative tax arrears. According to the proposed law... will receive a full discount of the surcharges. If the debtor pays a part of it, than he will receive... as an ID card in the health system as well as for gaining access to the food stamp program etc
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Conclusion of third review closer as extensive bill tabled by coalition
EconomyProgrammeactions. The draft legislation, which contains 400 articles and stretches to more than 600 pages... reduced but Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos argued that there are more positives than negatives... for the Eurogroup to rubber stamp the completion of the review and the transfer of the next bailout instalment.
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeto the eurozone finance ministers. Everything still appears to be on track for the Eurogroup to rubber stamp... is disbursed in early February by the ESM, this will still leave more than 28 billion euros for the institutions to play with. While the January 22 Eurogroup may decide to release more than the amount
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PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
EconomyProgrammebe needed, Tsipras tried to stamp his authority on the cabinet at Tuesday’s meeting. “I will not accept.... “Anyone who disagrees with this should speak up now,” he added. Although Athens has more than 70... the International Monetary Fund’s loans to Greece, which carry a much higher interest rate than the funds lent
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Coalition optimistic about pension cuts deal as it readies reduction to contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicseven more than the roughly 750 million euros of positive measures pledged by Tsipras. The newspaper suggests that the figure may even reach more than 1 billion euros, without giving further details... will just have to rubber stamp the accord. Gaining the lenders’ approval for the new measures, as well
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA. The survey puts ND on 38 percent, half a point lower than last month, and SYRIZA on 24 percent, which is a full point lower than in October. There is little change further down the order... has placed particular emphasis on its efforts to stamp out impunity and reinforce law and order
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Markets buoyed by election result
Economyand policy stability and continuity. The Athens Stock Exchange had an impressive bounce of more than 6 pct... and some banks jumping by more than 15 pct, as the sector was until recently seen as a weak spot..., take place. Kyriakos Mitsotakis might still have to rubber stamp his majority, but it is evident
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PM struggling to fulfil same-sex marriage pledge, prompting opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsappear to have stalled. A few weeks ago, reports suggested that no more than around 30 of New... and progressive than the New Democracy leader to pass him by. His decision to make reference to the issue... to lead the opposition party. Sixteen of the 47 SYRIZA MPs cast blank ballots in a vote to rubber stamp
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Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s disciplinary committee is due to meet this Tuesday to rubber stamp Mitsotakis’s decision... facing tighter fiscal conditions than when it previously provided such handouts. Also, it is possible... of senior officials whose political ideology is closer to Samaras’s rather than the PM’s. Samaras’s
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Reshuffle rumours doused as Androulakis tries to increase pressure on PM over Tempe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to stamp out any speculation about an imminent reshuffle, fearing that his ministers will be more focussed on any potential changes than the tasks facing... will be to convince a sceptical and angry public that PASOK’s approach is the most effective, rather than
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