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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsif he comes to power, his tax-cut pledges are expected to be relatively modest in order... agreeing on this ratio with the lenders. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis also said on Thursday
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSakellaropoulou announced that she was withdrawing her endorsement, while the state media also cut ties... in the right-wing populist wing of the ruling New Democracy party, including Interior Minister Makis
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Newsletter 325 - 28/01/2022
blocked, commuters being stranded, electricity to thousands of households being cut off and Athens... for Civil Protection, Transport, Energy, Citizens’ Protection and Interior. It is certain
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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned to the leadership manoeuvrings of the new far right party Ellines (Greeks), whose entry...-minute amendment in an Interior Ministry bill prompted accusations that the government was trying
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsplus of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. Among them, we intend to: Cut... agreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves
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Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
EconomyProgramme, when the court rejected OPAP’s appeal and a ministerial decree was signed that set the payment... interview on Monday a cut to high pensions by reducing the current ceiling. This stands at 3,680 euros... pensions and to 2,473 euros for single pension. However, Tsipras said that such cut would have more
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
euros etc. The income ceiling would be set at 55,000 euros, where a 5 percent discount would apply.... The government also set aside its initial concerns about the German–Turkish plan to have a NATO rapid... security contributions rather than cut existing pensions. However, had he chosen to slash pensions again
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
-cut package which he hopes will kickstart a revival for the New Democracy party as it seeks to get... in 2026 and rising to €2.46 billion in 2027. These include a universal two-point cut across most income... difference.” Rural families stand to gain from a 50 percent ENFIA cut on primary homes in villages
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is set to discuss in the next few days (possibly on Monday) a proposal by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs to set up an inquiry into the circumstances in which Greece signed up to both... forces. It is a perhaps not such an uncanny coincidence that the parliamentary inquiry is set
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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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