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  1. Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
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    EconomyProgramme

    the pre-legislated reduction of the tax-free threshold for incomes by European Commission vice... the threshold down from around 8,500 to 5,500 euros, should be made in order to broaden the tax... will help it convince the lenders that the tax-free threshold does not have to be lowered, at least

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  2. Far-right party banned, possibly reducing threshold for election majority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    above 3 pct in the opinion polls. This is the threshold that parties have to overcome in order... it into Parliament, the lower the threshold needed for the winning party to gain an outright majority... of how it may affect the threshold needed for a majority after the second vote, unless EAN experiences

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  3. The arduous road of privatisation in Greece
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    Agora

    to implement such an asset disposal programme against the backdrop of distressed markets and adverse

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  4. Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Against this backdrop, which suggests that Greece is moving closer to snap general polls, the language

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  5. Greek funding needs add to pressure in talks between Athens and lenders

    EconomyProgramme

    Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet again on Monday to discuss a possible compromise between Greece and its lenders but these talks continue against a backdrop of pressing funding needs for Athens. Starting from this month, Greece has to pay a total of 1.6 billion euros, which comprises 0.7

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  6. Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Representatives of the Greek government and the country’s lenders were due to begin technical discussions in Brussels on Wednesday against a backdrop of rising tension between Athens and Berlin. The Greek team in Brussels is to be headed by the Finance Ministry’s general secretary for fiscal policy

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  7. Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015

    Newsletters

    to this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult

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  8. Sowing the seeds of anomie in Greece
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    Agora

    to this week’s court decision – even tampered with it. Against this backdrop, it is very difficult to see

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  9. Greece to pay IMF but concluding negotiations will be a tougher task
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    this month. Against this backdrop, it came as some surprise that the coalition has approved a payment

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  10. Greece: How events could unfold over the next few weeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will unfold against a backdrop of fragility within the financial system, which saw almost 25 billion euros

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