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  1. Greece deal hangs in balance as IMF sees major differences
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    , which is around 1.8 billion euros. The Greek government has indicated it is not willing to implement a "zero deficit" clause, which would leave the funds without any state subsidies. The measure... including mission chief Rishi Goyal has returned to Washington, implying that the technical work

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  2. Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
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    Society

    . The report noted that the measure allowing citizens pay their overdue taxes in 100 instalments has... association has found. The research, conducted by the Small Enterprises’ Institute (IME... expenditure has increased for household bills, health and medicines (for the third consecutive year

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  3. Coalition returns to work with one eye on centre-left leadership contest
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    that the government has not lived up to its pledge to implement the measure. Tsipras reportedly said that this issue... from TIF and the Macron visit, the coalition also has one eye on the developments at Greece’s centre... Gennimata. The socialist chief has tried to maintain a distance from New Democracy at the same time

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  4. E-auctions get underway as draft SLA is prepared
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    2,000 per month for the final quarter of 2018. The report claims that the SSM has asked for at least.... The government has come under pressure on this issue from its own MPs, as well as leftist groups protesting... be replaced on a discretional basis, according to what has been agreed with the lenders

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  5. Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
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    Parliament has met with opposition from some of his own MPs. Kammenos reiterated his position... in favour of the agreement. This would help SYRIZA, which has 145 out of 300 MPs, get closer to the majority... tip the balance in the favour of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who has vehemently defended

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  6. New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to get 2020 off to a smooth and convincing start. Given that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been out of Athens with his family over the past few days, much of the political focus has been... medium-term fiscal plan has to be drafted. The Greek side is hoping it can convince the European

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  7. PM mulls more assistance with energy costs through winter
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    in the coming weeks. Heating oil went on sale a few days ago and the government has shown since... of year, underlining the importance that Mitsotakis has attached to keeping household bills under..., will be known by then. Also, the Finance Ministry, which already has 1 billion euros set aside for any

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  8. PM puts cost-of-living crisis front and centre in dry run for election campaign

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    moving on to other subjects. Every opinion poll over the last 12 months or so has shown that high... these showpiece events by trying to highlight what his government has done to cushion the blow... tax revenues and that the benefit would not reach consumers. He insisted that every measure taken

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  9. What is in SYRIZA's 3-pillar programme to overcome the crisis?
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    Economy

    wage currently stands at 586 euros, and 511 for employees under 25. This measure has zero fiscal cost.... This has forced SYRIZA to adjust its initial pledge to a complete scrapping of the tax. 2nd pillar... unemployed) will increase based on social criteria. He has not provided further details. Another

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  10. PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow
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    Against the odds, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his optimism... a slow start, the daily inoculation rate has more than doubled and is approaching 20,000 doses a day... denied that the measure had been proposed by the experts, but added that gatherings should be discouraged

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