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IMF examines how Greece accumulated large pile of unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeculture with the Greek figure being the highest in the eurozone even before the start of the crisis... restrictive regarding write-offs. As a result, the share of tax debt that is written-off in Greece..., this has raised taxpayers’ expectations that conditions for future participation would further ease
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Tsipras seeks coalition makeover before review pressure ramps up
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemand of the country’s creditors. Again, though, the Greek public is likely to treat this pledge... by the third review. The government still has dozens of prior actions to tick off before the institutions... factory to speak about investment and better conditions for business. On Thursday, he visited the Impact
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoradriving from the Greek - FYR Macedonia border crossing of Bogorodica near Gevgelija to the capital.... Until recently, it did not take off, primarily for lack of financing capacity. But in November 2016... of the domestic market, demographics, geographical conditions (e.g. port accessibility or land-locked
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Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Greek government is doing its utmost to focus on the period after the exit from the programme... the government that believes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would be better off allowing... into a “post-MoU surveillance programme” that will not contain any new conditions for Greece to meet
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Our daily bread
Agoraa faltering bank that is under investigation and alleged off-shore funding for a leading weekly... testimony about the alleged payments that the socialist party received from the Greek branch of German... be found in Greece. The allegations regarding misused funds, mouldy meals and the despicable conditions
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the cadastral maps, and one-off payments to prison guards, public administration inspectors and junior... percent. No other party is seen above the 3 percent threshold for entering Greek Parliament. Marc... be re-assessed based on the prevailing conditions. It has not all been plain sailing
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Finance Ministry faces balancing act as it starts to draft 2020 budget
EconomyProgrammegovernment. Originally, it estimated that the scheme would shave 0.3 to 0.6 percent of GDP off... of the profits from the Greek bonds held by central banks in the Eurosystem which have already been... of the European semester, although it also needs to abide by the conditions agreed in the summer of 2018. He
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek parliamentarians are preparing to return to business this week, with a number of non-pandemic... With healthcare largely off the table, the opposition are focussing their criticism of the government’s... that “if conditions are totally different and an entirely different programme is needed, it would
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April drop of 9.9 pct for industrial production largest since 2011 as virus takes toll
EconomyMacroeconomyin Greek manufacturing operating conditions since August 2015. The small recovery noted in May was linked... percent decrease in the mining and quarrying index, followed by a drop off 11.3 percent
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposed to the idea of overtime being rewarded with extra days off, rather than extra pay... intentions and its lack of awareness about the problems faced by Greek workers. They are likely to point... of the pandemic. Tsipras accused the government of creating “hellish” conditions for workers
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