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Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, in an attempt to keep the negotiations alive, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and Rural Development... leader Nikos Androulakis had pledged to farmers that he would continue to oppose the deal on the grounds
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Farmers roll back into Athens as government fails to resolve long-running dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicsof renewed mobilisation is politically sensitive. Rural voters have long been a core part of the party’s..., dismissing claims that GSEE received 73 million euros directly and attacking PASOK leader Nikos
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ND moves to dismiss charges against former ministers against opposition objections
PoliticsGreek Politicswith 17 MPs, found no evidence for criminal activity on the part of former rural development... statements by Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, in which he appeared to blame a loss of direction
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Unpopular but effective property tax returns for another year
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. On the other side of the spectrum, 1,527 taxpayers owning 9.7 percent of the total property... was up to 500 euros, which means that that 5.86 million taxpayers owning 30 percent of the property
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ND moves on to next bill after first round of tax cuts approved
PoliticsGreek Politicsbigger for those on lower incomes and the middle class.” He said that those owning properties worth... of the total reduction would be enjoyed by those owning properties worth less than 200,000 euros. Staikouras
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for those on lower incomes and the middle class.” He said that those owning properties worth more than 1... reduction would be enjoyed by those owning properties worth less than 200,000 euros. Staikouras also noted
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprimary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomy1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9
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Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems
EconomyProgramme: 310 million on March 6, 348 million on March 13 and 581 million on March 16. The last tranche... remaining 310 million relate to 90 percent of HFSF current cash reserves that until the end of 2015
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