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Coalition lines up draft legislation with aim of shifting debate and mood
PoliticsGreek Politicschange the main topic of discussion domestically, which has recently been about the measures needed... will be on the Eurogroup Working Group meeting, which will decide whether Greece has done enough... Democracy a large lead over SYRIZA (25.4 vs 17.9 percent), underlining how far public opinion has turned
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Athens gears up for deal with lenders, pending news from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politics’ side to ensure that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a deal that he can then persuade his MPs... the implementation of the lower tax-free threshold until 2019 and allowing a clause for the measure... to swallow but as long as there is a feeling that there has been a fair trade-off with the lenders
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Tsakalotos eyes conclusion of review and debt talks, will not dispute pension cuts
EconomyProgrammethere was a straight swap with the lowering of the tax-free threshold due in 2020, has always seemed... measure by the creditors, but also as part of an effort to restructure social security in Greece... be nothing like what Greece has experienced since the first programme was agreed in 2010
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Athens prepares 2019 draft budget amid pension cuts dilemma
EconomyProgrammeto pension spending has not been concluded yet, there is a high probability that Athens will have... as Greek bond yields are higher than the government would like. It has been suggested that one option would... year’s pension cuts with his eurozone counterparts) to take place. It has already been suggested
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Mitsotakis uses tax cut pledge as driving force in effort to provide alternative
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the cost of each measure has been calculated and that the proposals are realistic. The aim..., which has been identified in the media and public conscience with the recent raft of tax rises that aim... by, including the unemployed and civil servants (two groups that New Democracy has not polled
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European Commission report due to set tone for build-up to March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammethe state of play with the reforms Greece has committed to carrying out as part of the second post... for unpaid social security contributions, which the government has been working on for the last few months. He added that once the measure is voted, there will be a strict time-limit on the period
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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 3,000 euros and for more incentives for those who prove to be prompt payers. The other measure... will be related to the golden visa scheme. Merkel There has been no indication from the Finance... has said that he first wants to build goodwill with the institutions by delivering quickly
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the heart of the centre-right party’s policy making since it came to power in July. ND has already..., but to prioritise the reductions of social security contributions by 5 points. This is because the latter measure... half of 2020. The final decisions are expected in May after Eurostat has confirmed the primary surplus
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ND steps up efforts to build island detention centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politics60,000, were almost double last year compared to the previous two years. The government has already..., saying that it confirms ND has no plans to move asylum seekers away from the islands to the mainland, which the opposition party sees as the main response required. The government has transferred
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ND hangs on to lead but decisive election victory hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsversus SYRIZA’s 25.5 pct. Neither party has moved considerably since September, with ND retreating... 40 pct of the vote and SYRIZA 32.5 pct. On current estimates, PASOK-KINAL has lost a big chunk... Androulakis as leader. The socialists’ decline has continued even after the prominence gained
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