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  1. Opposition tells Tsipras it will resist upcoming bailout measures despite support in summer
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There were no surprises in the confidence vote that took place in Parliament after midnight on Wednesday as all 155 coalition MPs backed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government. However, the main... that he would not be able to change the management at Greece’s main banks after the recapitalisation

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  2. Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015

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    for Tsipras to keep any critics within SYRIZA in check. The issue is likely to be one of the main... warehouses should be completed by June 2016, while the three main international ports should be fully

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  3. Now comes the really hard part
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    Agora

    One of the main reasons that Alexis Tsipras wanted to hold elections as soon as possible after agreeing the third bailout in August was that it gave him the best chance of obtaining a fresh mandate... Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (IME-GSEVEE) has indicated that pensions are the main

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  4. Industrial production up by 2.8 pct in Sept for second straight raise

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and quarrying production dropped by 4.4 percent. The breakdown of the main industrial grouping displayed... month on month (MoM) in September with two main industrial groupings, namely consumer durables

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  5. Kerry positive during Athens visit, shows keen interest in Cyprus and energy
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Strong support for Greece over its struggle to handle the refugee situation and the economic reform programme were the main public messages to emerge from the visit to Athens by US Secretary of State John Kerry last Friday. However, the main issues that dominated Kerry's talks with Greek officials

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  6. Tsipras seeks MPs' loyalty before next vote, leaves door open on future alliances
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to social security contributions, rather than cuts to main pensions. “There should be no reduction to main pensions,” said Tsipras, who hopes that this approach will make it easier for him to handle

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  7. Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
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    EconomyProgramme

    include cuts to main pensions either at middle-digit levels for all pensions or a double-digit... in contributions could reach 2 percentage points (pp), of which 1.5 pp will burden employers (1 pp for main

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  8. Newsletter 56 - 18/12/2015

    Newsletters

    nationalist rhetoric. The other main contender, Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas, is more... the chances of consensus between the government and the main opposition party – or even a grand

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  9. Prior actions completed, coalition now faces up to first review and contentious reforms
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that a ministerial decision adjusting downwards the price that Greece’s main public healthcare provider... already set the bar high as it has ruled out cuts to main pensions, which means that the bulk... protested en masse in Athens against these proposals, leading the government into the uncomfortable position

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  10. The agenda of the first programme review shapes up with thorny issues
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    EconomyProgramme

    line remains “no further cuts in main pensions”, which was also stressed by the Prime Minister... to an overhaul of the pension system involve the consolidation of the main pension funds, the gradual

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