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Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
Agorawere going out of the window. Off track But 2010 set the tempo and the policy of “stacking” more
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Piraeus first Greek bank to repay Pillar II bonds, others to follow
EconomyBankingthat were also used for liquidity. The initial amount of that programme was set at 28 billion euros
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Greece looks for support as expectations for May 9 Eurogroup lowered
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to resume talks with Greek government officials on Tuesday, following the Easter break, but the country’s lenders appear to have already to set expectations low for any agreement on the bailout review by the extra Eurogroup on May 9. A Reuters report
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Interior Minister Yiannis Ragoussis is set to launch a new centre-left movement on Wednesday, highlighting the fragmentation in this part of the Greek political spectrum. With PASOK and To Potami in talks over creating a common platform, but with neither of the party’s leaders displaying any
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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammeAlthough Greece and its lenders are continuing to debate how to set up an extra 2 percent of GDP in fiscal measures so they are on standby if primary surplus targets are missed next year or in 2018, there appears to be agreement between all sides on the basic package of 3 percent of GDP in spending
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgramme, the tax-free threshold for families with two children is set at 9,090 euros. It remains unchanged
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Newsletter 73 - 13/05/2016
rate on small businesses was set at 29 percent, up from 26 percent for income below 50,000 euros
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Coalition prepares final legislation for review, opposition expects no upsets for now
PoliticsGreek Politicshave set up a joint committee to explore policy positions, Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis caused
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Locating Europe's pulse in the refugee crisis
Agoranewcomers is enough. In fact, these selfless Europeans have set the bar high and are challenging
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Privatisation chief hopeful of reaching 2016, 2018 targets as several sales near conclusion
Economyproceeds of 6.5 billion until 2018. Pitsiorlas also set out the next privatisation projects, beyond those
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