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Amid hiring controversy, ND focusses on new round of tax cuts in latest bill
PoliticsGreek Politics, but in the one submitted to Parliament, this was chopped down to 6,400 euros, marking a significant step back.... One-off debts, such as inheritance tax, can be paid off in up to 48 instalments, rather than... for the government from the controversy over the managerial appointments it made at public hospitals. One
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Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019
. The maximum tax discount was set at 19,200 euros in the first version of the bill, but in the one... elections. New Democracy’s proposal that up to five votes should be held in Parliament, with the last one... popular amendment (274 votes) was the one involving Article 86 regarding the so-called “ministerial
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
. The possibility of Greece joining the US F-35 fighter jet programme was set to be one of the issues... in the post-programme surveillance. Nevertheless, it was one of the few tangible developments to emerge during... with an agreed maturity of up to one year decreased by 3 bps to 0.36 percent. 2 Unemployment at 16.6 pct
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsas somewhat of a surprise in one sense as Greece’s relations with the US had strengthened considerably when... party is against the idea of returning to what they deem an “unfair” system, i.e. one that awards bonus... than one-party governments. Gennimata said that she and Mitsotakis “agreed to disagree” on this issue
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Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
PoliticsGreek Politicsinsolvency code will be one of the top items on the agenda for the talks between the institutions... to include two scenarios, one with the existing primary surplus targets and one with reduced targets
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Mission chiefs pick up fifth review baton as Greece mulls new bond issue
EconomyProgrammethat were backed by state guarantees. One of the hot topics on the agenda will be the insolvency law... that will allow the transfer of any additional budget surplus from one year to the next and the lowering.... One for 4 billion of which mostly aims to reduce the reliance on short term T-bills by 4.4 billion
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgramme” that allows transfer of excess surpluses from one year to the next (for this year the figure would equate... it introduced is rather modest and has barely touched the middle class, which was meant to be one... on growth for the coming years. Along with the one prepared by the institutions, ministry officials
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Newsletter 241 - 28/02/2020
, at least one the government’s arguments hit wide of the mark. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas... on Thursday, including the first one in Athens, triggering shortages of face masks... in Santorini, one of the favourite destinations for Chinese visitors. Tourism minister Haris
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Sealing our borders, closing our minds
Agoraexploited and treated in such a reprehensible way. It is a reminder (not that one was needed... is the one area where his government’s opinion poll ratings have been very poor since coming to power... northern Europe and that the war in Syria would sort itself out one way or another, even though the west
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politics), which states that: “In the event of one or more Member States being confronted by an emergency... that migration is the one area where his government’s opinion poll ratings have been consistently... is as much a political measure as a practical one and has, it seems, been met with support by his party
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