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  1. Tsipras suffers serious knocks in prior actions vote but emerges on his feet
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek Parliament approved early on Thursday the first set of prior actions demanded by the country’s lenders but almost 40 SYRIZA MPs failed to support the measures, leaving Prime Minister Alexis... leads the Left Platform (which voted en masse against the bill), said after the vote that he

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  2. Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put off plans for a reshuffle on Thursday and may delay changes to his cabinet until next week, when a second set of measures demanded by lenders are due to be voted through Parliament. Tsipras is said to be discussing with his aides whether to replace just the five

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  3. What this week's VAT changes mean for household budgets and public coffers
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    EconomyProgramme

    The first draft bill with prior actions that was voted in the Greek parliament early on Thursday included a large reshuffling of VAT rates. The new basic VAT rate was set at 23 percent, while a reduced rate of 13 percent and a super-reduced of 6 percent (from 6.5 percent before) were also applied

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  4. Which way now, Mr Tsipras?
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    Agora

    against the first set of prior actions demanded by lenders or whether he will commit exclusively

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  5. Reshuffle of limited scope, ambition suggests elections on horizon
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , Tsipras fails to ensure more than 120 coalition MPs back the latest set of measures

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  6. Greece trying to redefine its diplomatic role in the Western Balkans
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of a special office for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. It will be set up either

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  7. More than a fifth of Greeks materially deprived, survey finds

    Society

    ; to go on a week’s holiday from home; a television set; a washing machine; a car; a telephone

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  8. No further damage for Tsipras in second vote as SYRIZA stand-off continues

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    continued not to believe in the deal with lenders, arguing that it is set up to fail, but that he wants

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  9. For Greek banks, it's business as unusual
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    Agora

    set for a major overhaul leading into 2016. The fact Greek banks have reopened does

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  10. New Democracy finds compromise but SYRIZA seemingly heading for clash
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping for a break from party politics over the next few weeks so he can focus on negotiations with Greece’s lenders but it is not clear if the rebels within his party will allow this period of respite. Tsipras is said to have asked for SYRIZA to set aside its

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