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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
be subject to the agreement being approved in a referendum (due to be held this autumn) in the Balkan... taxpayers (23 percent) would pay less property tax this year than in 2017. The vote on the multi-bill
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Athens prods EU to resume enlargement process for Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign PolicyRussia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow's growing influence in southeastern Europe and the EU membership applications by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have forced the EU to pay attention again to its..., cannot afford another Balkan crisis that could endanger regional stability and security in its close
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Weak banks drag Greek stocks down by 6.5 pct during week
EconomyGreek shares fell by another 6.5 percent this week amid a continued bank weakness, which plunged at double-digit rates for the fifth successive week. Turnover rebounded strongly after Alpha and Eurobank new shares commenced trading on Wednesday. The gov...
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Review set to resume in Athens as debt talks drag on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNegotiations aimed at clinching a staff-level agreement (SLA) between the Greek government and its lenders are due to resume in Athens on Tuesday as doubts remain about how the creditors will resolve their differences over debt relief. The missions from...
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the absence of a concrete agreement with the institutions over whether next year’s pre-legislated pension cuts can be cancelled, the domestic political agenda is being taken up by the parties trading accusations over alleged corruption. A meeting of ...
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Athens expects tension with Turkey to drag on as chances of talks fade
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe government in Athens has become certain that the acrimonious situation with Turkey will last at least until elections take place in the neighbouring country. There is concern that this tactic and the aggressive rhetoric from President Recep Tayyip E...
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the government to make it clear it would not pay the International Monetary Fund next month... commitment to pay wages and pensions ahead of creditors if the institutions do not agree to solve Greece’s liquidity problem. Earlier comments by Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis were in this direction. He
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
that parents would have to pay as a result of the new measure. He went on to suggest that Greeks who send... a good game to get elected, he will pay only lip service to the high ideals of fairness and justice... took up a position in the cabinet, first as alternate interior minister and later as labour minister
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
), who did not have to pay any personal income tax in 2016, would have to pay as of 2019, assuming... until the full details of such a settlement are known. A comment by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis
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New Covid measures readied as doubts about key cabinet choices rub off on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsand entertainment venues and sports events, and will have to pay for regular diagnostic tests in order to work... to unvaccinated hospital workers attempting to avoid suspension without pay after vaccination became... workers. Speaking to Skai TV on Thursday morning, Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas conceded
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