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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakos accused SYRIZA of trying to please its grassroots supporters rather than putting forward well... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given..., the margin of error in the opinion poll was particularly large (more than 20 points in some cases
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
more exits than entrances into the pension system, plus higher mortality. Despite this difference..., significant gaps remain. Tax refunds have risen rather than fallen, from 1.25 billion euros... billion in August. Though the figure is lower than July’s amount of 2 billion, it means that Greece’s
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens will not contribute any more than 1.1 billion euros and that this will be spread over 10... delay in completing the review, so that a staff-level agreement comes early next year rather than... than he would like. What Tsipras wants to avoid is a standoff with the institutions and grumbling
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorathan Belgium or Luxembourg, it is impossible not to ensure that you can defend yourself... approach to geopolitical issues on its southeastern flank seem more of an afterthought than a concerted... ties rather than just fighting fires. Despite a sudden change of direction in the White House
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdistribution of the rewards of the imminent economic recovery than New Democracy. During Tuesday’s press... and dividends, rather than for workers. Tsipras also pointed to agreements with the creditors... of Greek society than any administration led by Mitsotakis and his party.
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Unemployment falls again in August, edging down to 20.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyto 3.79 million, 101,578 higher than a year ago. The number of unemployed decreased by 16,769, bringing the total to 984,483. This is 141,342 lower than August 2016 and the first time that the total number... sees unemployment at 21.9 percent for 2017, lower than OECD which expects the jobless rate to settle
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsscheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off... redistributed this year is more than twice the 617 million euros handed out last December to pensioners... leadership, which attracted more support than many experts expected, and from accusations
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Budget primary surplus at 5.36 bln in 10-month, exceeding target on lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomywith the deadline for the ENFIA property tax’s payment being moved to September rather than August. Expenditure... to 38.45 billion or 1.85 billion lower than the target. PIB PIB revenue stood at 57 million euros... a deficit of 651 million, 655 million better than the target.
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Orthodox Christianity survey reveals strong influence on Greek society
Societystrong, at 70 percent, standing closer to levels reported in the former USSR than in European countries... authority than the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, even though the latter is traditionally known... of Greeks said that abortion should be illegal, higher than the average of 45 percent. Among all countries
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Newsletter 141
than many thought in the second round, when roughly 156,000 people took part. Pollsters have... lower than initially thought at 20.77 billion and 27.39 billion, respectively. Tax refunds are seen at 3.65 billion, significantly lower than the 5.58 billion of 2017. Expenditure next year
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