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Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe austerity measures passed by his government with the announcement on Wednesday of a set of policies aimed... as it projects itself as the party that cares about those suffering the most due to the crisis. The set... by the proposals for constitutional reform that Tsipras set out earlier this week. While the strategy appears
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Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
PoliticsGreek Politicsdomestically that he is exploring all option in order to get a favourable settlement with the creditors... in direction or that Athens is set to reject a compromise that fulfils at least some of the conditions it has set. Those were summed up in the government’s round-up of the cabinet meeting: Athens is looking
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, seems set to keep up its pressure on the government via other means, especially by highlighting... disbursement, Athens will have to show that it has used the 0.8 billion euros set aside from that tranche to clear arrears, which currently stand at around 5 billion euros. It will also have to set aside some
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Tsipras and SYRIZA are banking on in order to rally their supporters and dissuade left-wing voters... to power to investigate how Greece came to need a bailout. Mitsotakis set out six goals for the next... of Europe and NATO. Beyond the broader vision that Mitsotakis wanted to set out (the slogan
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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
Euclid Tsakalotos met with his German counterpart Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to set out... savings on pension spending in order to repurpose those funds to strengthen its social safety net has.... The issue looks set to be decided by November, before Athens has to submit its 2019 budget to Greek
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
Primary residences deal secured Govt set to send proposal to institutions after finding common... been reported that the threshold in this case will be set at 250,000 euros. Secondly, the value of the residual mortgage will be considered. In this case, the cieling will be set at 130,000 euros
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
with the experience of government, Mitsotakis met with his ministers on Wednesday and set out what he wants them... to follow include those relating to the healthcare sector and law and order, reports suggest. Apart from... government does not have to stick to the “old set of measures” “as long as the overall commitment
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicspharmaceutical companies are set to invest 460 million euros over the next years. India was the honoured... decisions, an open register of collective agreements, rules increasing the cost of part-time work in order... set out the government’s plans to improve the use of digital tools in Greece and help the country
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Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week and even though the upcoming review is set to be less stressful than previous ones... conditions, in order to exclude strategic defaulters. The government plans to kick-start the discussion.... The government has set a goal of 2 percent, but could be content with a 1 percentage point reduction
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More fiscal measures, restrictions on movement mulled by govt as it rides high in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey pre-paid, a measure for which the government has set aside 1 billion euros as it tries to boost... in order to prevent the coronavirus spreading is costing the budget 6 billion euros a month. Spending has.... A new set of measures controlling people’s movements could be announced this weekend, according
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