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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek Politicsmay provide the first signs of how party members feel about the agreement at the Eurogroup, which... that may be used by Alexis Tsipras to rally his MPs in the weeks ahead. The amount of work... surplus target is beaten. On the issue of fiscal goals, Tzanakopoulos called on Berlin to temper its
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Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics. The reaction from the MPs has been subdued so far but this may have something to do with the fact that many... Greece has to legislate and what counter-measures will be accepted. The lawmakers may also have been... of the trade-offs that the Greek government wants will only take place if the fiscal targets are beaten
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Athens braces for return of lenders, discussion about measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. “If the annual fiscal target is seen being missed or beaten, the positive fiscal measures will be increased... by any coalition official of the implications of what may be agreed in Athens in the coming days... final deal to voters but he may take a back seat for the time being, until the details are known
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoraforward. But maintaining the programme primary surplus of about 4 percent of GDP for several years may... a solution had to be found before the May 2017 Eurogroup. A compromise was reached: Greece would... tax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may... finances and the fact that the 2017 primary surplus target was beaten, a performance that the government... was only necessary for Greece to meet its 3.5 percent primary surplus target in 2019 and that it may
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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may agree to its request... finances and the fact that the 2017 primary surplus target was beaten, a performance... to cancel the pension cuts, if the creditors approve the request. Tsakalotos suggested that there may
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With eye on elections, Tsipras talks up public sector hirings
PoliticsGreek Politicsin May, before or at the same time as the European Parliament and local votes, because SYRIZA is likely to be beaten in those ballots and it would risky to hold a national vote in the wake... with this strategy are that SYRIZA may have to govern as a minority government for a few months as its junior
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
(May 1). Regarding pension reform, signs of a potential compromise on the domestic front emerged... to continue at 27.5 percent. A meeting between farmers and Tsipras may be scheduled after the latter’s... excluded from the secondary NPL market A meeting between farmers and Alexis Tsipras may
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Finance Ministry seeks solutions to address growing housing problem
EconomyKyriakos Mitsotakis announced the launch of the “Stegasi” platform, which brings together various
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore some order to construction activity in Greece but which others fear will pave the way for more building in areas outside of the updated scheme. The new plan...
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