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Tweaks to proposal on protection of main homes likely to be needed
EconomyProgrammeprimary residence framework will be the March 11 Eurogroup, when Athens also hopes it will be given
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Athens aims to wrap up legislation on foreclosures and issue 10-year bond
EconomyProgrammethat MPs can vote on it by Friday, ahead of Monday’s Eurogroup, when eurozone finance ministers are due
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Main residence draft law shows signs of compromise in several areas
EconomyProgrammemeasures at the April 5 Eurogroup, where eurozone finance ministers will examine whether the second
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Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures at the April 5 Eurogroup after tabling the draft legislation for the protection of primary residences and hopes to follow this up by launching settlement schemes for social security and tax debts in due
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Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
EconomyProgrammeGreek authorities appear to be working in parallel on the two goals Athens has set following the completion of the second post-programme review: To issue another sovereign bond and to pay off some of Greece’s debt to the International Monetary Fund before it matures. Friday’s Eurogroup decision
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In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe pointed out that at last week’s Eurogroup Greece appeared to have renewed its commitment to implementing
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SYRIZA lines up more relief measures to entice voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEurogroup. “Mr Tsipras has signed the reduction of the tax-free threshold, which we voted against
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Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
EconomyProgrammeflexibility over the income tax intervention is in contrast to the message sent by the Eurogroup
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S&P keeps rating at 'B+' and highlights obstacles to competitiveness
EconomyStandard and Poor’s (S&P) reaffirmed on Friday its credit rating for Greece at ‘B+’, also maintaining its positive outlook. S&P was the first rating agency to upgrade Greece following the Eurogroup agreement in June last year when the parameters for the debt relief were agreed but has kept
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Debt relief measures move ahead as Athens prepares to use fiscal space
EconomyProgrammea decision by the Eurogroup on April 5, when eurozone finance ministers agreed that Athens had completed
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