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Government and banks reach deal over new scheme to protect main homes
EconomyProgrammeof the assessed, or “objective,” value of the property will be set at 250,000 euros. Under the Katseli law, the upper limit was set at 280,000 euros. The other main criteria will be the remainder of the mortgage, where the upper level has been set at 130,000 euros. The new system will also include under its
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Athens and lenders continue talks on outstanding actions, aiming to conclude by March 25
EconomyProgrammeis set to agree to the threshold for the maximum deposits an applicant can have being set at 30 percent of the residual mortgage. The maximum level of the residual mortgage was set at 130,000 euros in the government’s original proposal. The report also suggests that Greek authorities are set
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Athens moves ahead with expansionary measures as it waits for lenders' response
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is set to find out this week what the institutions think about the package... for each of the coming three years – 2020, 2021 and 2022). The idea set out by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Tsakalotos is that, with this money for debt servicing set aside, Greece would be able
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorathe fact that as the ruling party it has the most prominent platform and the biggest duty to set... ended up in such a profound economic and social crisis because the rot set in over many years, well... that derailed the country. They set the bar high but have spent much of the last five years content to pass
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agora. They are concerned that any complacency which may have set in because of the size of the ND victory... for some time that there are broader themes at play, which look set to play a decisive part... in power, resulting in the third bailout, did not just set the country back, they undermined
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Mitsotakis earns space to govern with big win, Tsipras limits damage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution on 3.7 percent and MeRA25 on 3.48 percent. Far-right Golden Dawn looked set to miss out... for, the result was close to the target that would have been set by Mitsotakis. However... majority in Parliament for New Democracy, which is set to claim 158 of the 300 seats. This means
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ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
PoliticsGreek Politics’s 158 MPs would vote, but what policy agenda the centre-right party would set out over the three-day debate. The government is set to bring three bills to Parliament by August 10, when the House... is also set to contain a provision for the scrapping of the so-called university "asylum" law, which
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New government aims for extensive changes to education system
Societyeducation system when the new government set out its policy agenda recently. The proposed changes... freedom to set their teaching plans, and teacher training would also be upgraded. The process... currently face no time limit to finish their degrees, would end with the introduction of set timeframe
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Government gets back to work with shuttle diplomacy and legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsat home several pieces of draft legislation will be tabled, resuming the pace set after... is to set the scene for requesting a softening of those targets, and specifically a reduction... the conversation this early in his term. Rather, he is expected to set the scene by pointing
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Govt looks for formula to re-start tourism as calls intensify for support of entertainment sector
PoliticsGreek Politics, tourism confederation SETE and its 13 member organisations set out a number of demands, ranging.... SETE is also set to submit a set of proposed hygiene protocols for the hospitality sector... that the government hoped to publish a set of hygiene protocols for the industry as early as this week
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