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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agora19 parties and five coalitions – to contest the elections on 20 September. The list includes all... million votes (18.85 percent). On 20 September, one of the best-known perennial parties, the Union... above €2,000 by 20 percent and halving the salaries of MPs, clerics and other state officials
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Looking in on the Greek elections from the outside
Agorapolling companies in trying to make reliable predictions about the outcome on 20 September. By contrast... perspective. For Greece’s eurozone partners and creditor institutions, the 20 September ballot is critical... election, the impact of the televised debates and the outlook to forming a stable government after 20
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Amid protests, coalition ponders tweaks to pension plan
EconomyProgrammealmost triple from 6-7 percent to 20 percent, while the tax rate on their net income is due to increase from 13 percent to 20 percent in 2016 and to 26 percent in 2017, aligning with the respective... and at 17 percent for the next three years, increasing to 20 percent thereafter. In addition
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Investment: The forgotten casualty of the Greek crisis
Agorabillion from household consumption and 20 billion from government spending) it still represents circa 90... percent. Investment in transport equipment was just below 12 billion euros, almost 20 percent of total... is down from 20 percent to almost 17 percent of the total. Metals products and machinery are also badly
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Inauguration of TAP pipeline project offers investment, diplomatic boost
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the Southeastern Europe. The shareholders of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline are BP (20 percent), SOCAR (20), Snam (20), Fluxys (19), Enagas (16) and Axpo (5). TAP also offers potential benefits
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Privatisations in Greece: A win-win that's difficult to achieve
Agorafor an additional 20 years, that is until 11 June 2046. HRADF to HCAP According to various media reports... to be seen if and how lower fees could result from an extension of the concession by 20 years. In light... – will first proceed with the conclusion of an agreement to extend the concession by 20 years until
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Mitsotakis uses tax cut pledge as driving force in effort to provide alternative
PoliticsGreek Politicsto reduce the unpopular ENFIA property tax during his first two years in power (20 percent in the first year, 10 in the second), he also proposed to slash corporate tax from 29 percent to 20, reduce the levy... of 100 billion euros in the Greek economy over a five-year period, taking private investment up to 20
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What Greece’s draft agreement with lenders foresees on labour and pension reforms
EconomyProgrammemore than 20 and less than 100 workers, at least 10 percent of the workforce for firms employing... directive notes that over a period of 90 days the number of mass layoffs may exceed 20 regardless...) that will lead to efficiency gains also through a reduction by at least 20 percent of the overall staff and 40
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Lack of clarity across the board highlights review impasse
PoliticsGreek Politicsto prepare even an outline agreement by the February 20 Eurogroup if the institutions do not return... there to be an agreement with the lenders by February 20. “There is willingness, as far as we can see, from our... of the negotiations,” he said. "It is my expectations that on February 20 at the next Eurogroup meeting
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Mitsotakis responds to coalition's counter-measure challenge with own proposal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Greek taxpayers. Mitsotakis proposed a 20 percent reduction in the ENFIA property tax, reducing VAT... of personal income tax to be lowered below 20 percent (one of the counter-measures agreed by the government is for this rate to be reduced from 22 to 20 percent) in order to soften the blow from
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