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Neither necessary, nor good
Agoraon Tuesday night prompted outrage when it emerged that one of the ANEL deputies to be included... were set aside. The two main parties, the country’s media and Greece’s lenders appeared oblivious
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Limited results from Tsipras's diplomatic marathon in New York
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras brought back a mixed set if results to Athens after spending almost a week on New York for the 70th United Nations General Assembly. Held every year in mid... to consider Greece. Refugee Crisis The refugee crisis was one of the main issues the prime minister raised
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Tsipras strengthens grip on SYRIZA, sees more 'open' party
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend and set out his vision for which direction SYRIZA should take. The prime minister indicated... be one of the 17 members of SYRIZA’s political secretariat. Apart from Tsipras, other members include
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicson the content of the two case files and is due to respond in writing to both accusations – one concerning... political problem with the bill is that it does not set a number for the number of licences
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MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Tsipras. Another concern for the prime minister is the Sakellaridis incident will not be a one-man..., this turmoil perhaps should set alarm bells ringing in the government as the most controversial
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs, one from each of the governing parties, failed to back the legislation and were ousted from... majority than it began with after the September 20 elections. This should set the alarm bells ringing
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New Democracy to take second stab at leadership vote on Dec 20
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe saga that is the New Democracy leadership election looks set to come to a conclusion as the four candidates have agreed to hold the ballot on Sunday, December 20. The party’s electoral committee... not lead to one candidate gaining more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off vote between the two leading
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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammeAlthough decisions regarding pension reform are not due until the first programme review scheduled for January, after the second set of milestones has been completed, the issue is already beginning... the necessary adjustment. This method was also the one highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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Pension overhaul poses political challenge despite avoiding immediate cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicscampaign, PASOK had set the prevention of cuts to pensions as one of its five demands for being part
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Pension reform brings painful overhaul in social security contributions for self-employed
EconomyOne of the issues that emerged from the government’s draft plan on pension reform submitted to the institutions on January 4 relates to new method for calculating social security contributions... at 2,300 euros, while the relevant income ceiling for contribution calculations is set at 5,900 euros
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