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  1. Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of Greece and is expected to meet with her counterpart Burak Akçapar on March 11. The two ministers

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  2. Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Greece and Turkey plan to take the next steps in their political dialogue on 11 March. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will meet her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar in Ankara to assess the most difficult issues on the agenda. However, Athens does not expect any substantial progress

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  3. Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Delegations from Greece and Turkey discussing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) are due to meet at the Ministry of Defence in Athens on Monday. The delegations will be led by ambassador Theocharis Lalakos and Turkey’s deputy foreign minister Burak Aksapar, respectively. High-ranking military

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  4. No time for Tsipras to celebrate as long list of tasks means pressure is on from start

    EconomyProgramme

    emerged relates to the imposition of a 23 percent VAT rate on tuition fees at private schools and tuition centres, a measure voted in the Parliament on August 13 to counterbalance the lowering of the VAT rate on beef. According to the General Accounting Office, this particular VAT revenue

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  5. Opposition clashes with govt over high energy prices, cost-of-living measures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to emulate the approach taken by Spain, which recently announced that it would be cutting VAT... ahead rather than the spot market. Responding to opposition calls for a freeze in VAT and other... compared to a VAT cut which would save them 36 euros. The government maintains that only a portion

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  6. European Commission evaluates impact of bailout programme
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    period is estimated to stem from pension reforms (1.9 percent of GDP) followed by VAT (1.1 percent... system as a last resort income support for the working age population. VAT The VAT reform resulted... percent for all other products and services. In addition, the VAT discounts for the Aegean islands

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  7. Primary balance on target in Oct, revenues beat target thanks to tax and tourism VAT
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance up to October landed at a deficit of 7.2 billion euros, compared with a deficit of 9.07 billion in the same period last year, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. The pr...

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  8. Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    interview with the Financial Times, Varoufakis indicated Greece would request a menu of debt swaps

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  9. Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015

    Newsletters

    landscape in Greece is as much in flux as voters’ electoral preferences. While the menu of options

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  10. TINA politics and the Greek elections
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    Agora

    political landscape in Greece is as much in flux as voters’ electoral preferences. While the menu of options

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