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Newsletter 73 - 13/05/2016
what were seen as the most politically sensitive measures that Athens has to pass in order to complete... coalition has shown over the last few months. Since the vote on bailout measures in December... and the mechanism for contingent measures (whose final form has yet to be agreed) will have to kick
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoraperformance will be measured against the promises it has made. And, as was the case for all previous... figures are best assessed from a distance. “When the perspective of time has lengthened, all stands...’ thoughts. Also, when there has been a notable shift there is a temptation to exaggerate its importance
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Building activity continues to crumble, falling by 20.7 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomybuilding activity has remained stable at around 22 percent over the past few years. The sharp drop.... The aggregate figures over the trailing 12 months, which smooth out the monthly fluctuations, indicate...Greek building activity (as measured by the number of building permits) retained on a downward
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politics. The SYRIZA leader has tried to keep himself out of the matter as much as possible, which some observers have taken as a sign that he is frustrated with his close ally. All Tsipras has had to say... underhand tactics in association with the conservatives’ allies in the media. SYRIZA has chosen instead
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Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politics’s mind, there has been renewed speculation over the timing of polls in the new year... Mitsotakis not to play politics with the timing of elections. Mitsotakis has hinted recently that he... to broaden their support package. The prime minister has already hinted at reintroducing a subsidy for diesel
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Athens in search of counter-measures to secure MPs' support for potential deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the International Monetary Fund has made a prerequisite to complete the review. According... Nikos Fylis has also publicly questioned the government. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s hope... could reassess its forecasts once it has the final data for 2016. It is unclear if the disagreement
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After agreeing measures, coalition sets sights on vote and debt relief deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe package of measures the Greek government has agreed with the lenders will be submitted... measures and expansionary counter-measures would take place “as soon as” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has... come to Parliament in the form of a multi-bill, which has been favoured by Greek governments during
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PM aiming to unveil expansionary fiscal measures after Easter
PoliticsGreek Politicsto their constituencies for the Easter break. However, adopting the measures now also has the added... “social dividend” that the government has been paying out before Christmas each year. They also suggest... taxes after national elections later this year. Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made
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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
Economy) has proposed a set of measures to deal with the virus’s impact, especially on small and medium-sized.... Impact The Hellenic Fiscal Council (HFC) has warned that the Greek economy could be threatened... the virus could reach 30 percent, since the supply chain from China has been severely disrupted
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A breakdown of the 5.4 bln in measures that form basis of agreement between Greece and creditors
EconomyProgrammeto the first two pillars. The detailing of the indirect tax measures has not been officially disclosed... an additional tax burden of 200 euros. The government has reportedly amended its initial proposal... are strongly opposed to the reform, while the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has
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