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  1. Bank holiday to end but capital controls remain and some transactions forbidden
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    Economy

    cards abroad is allowed only for goods or services purchases without cash and up to the limit set... rates are effective as of July 20. Moreover, the hotel VAT rate is set at 6 percent until September

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  2. Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have set himself on a collision course with the left wing of SYRIZA, which will likely lead to a showdown that could have a definitive impact on political... on the first set of prior actions demanded by lenders. This is the prime minister’s strongest

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  3. Varoufakis adds to pressure on Tsipras ahead of lenders' return
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to set up a parallel payment system, with the blessing of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis told... needed to set up the parallel payment scheme. This prompted a reaction from all three

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  4. IMF reveals its list of priorities for Greek bailout negotiations
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    EconomyProgramme

    and new business set up costs are expected to set the IMF’s agenda in the upcoming negotiations

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  5. These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September

    EconomyProgramme

    , private clinics and pharmaceuticals to the next three years. 10) Set out detailed preparations... for the set-up of a benefits registry and a strategy to ensure the inclusion of vulnerable groups

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  6. Amid talk of post-election alliances, parties propose changes to bailout measures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is that PASOK, which seems likely to be part of the next government no matter who wins, has set out five key..., PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata set out the five following demands: 1) No freeing up of mass

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  7. Pension reform to be one of new government's toughest challenges in next weeks
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    EconomyProgramme

    billion euros. As a first set of prior actions for the signing of the third programme, the previous... social pensions by increasing OGA uninsured pension. A second set of deliverables by the end

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  8. Newsletter 44 - 25/09/2015

    Newsletters

    attempted to set the tone ahead of this testing period by urging his ministers to focus on the task... facing Greece. Beyond ensuring his cabinet can keep up with the pace set by the creditors

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  9. Tsipras sets target of trouble-free bailout review so debt relief talks can begin
    SYRIZA

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    attempted to set a positive tone at their first cabinet meetings but later found it difficult to meet the targets they set. The main points Tsipras made to his ministers were: - Their performance

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  10. Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The submission of the draft law containing the first set of measures Greece has to pass to receive further bailout funding has prompted some disquiet within the government but not to the level... that the unveiling of the latest set of measures is an opportunity for it to promote its message. Nikolopoulos

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