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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeTsakalotos, Moscovici said that although Athens has to abide by its commitments, those pledges...-October. The government has made no secret of its desire to scrap the pension cuts in 2019, especially... by Tsakalotos in the past weeks, has been that the reductions to retirement pay are not a subject
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More changes needed to unlock private sector's potential, report says
EconomyFeaturesGreece has to take specific steps to unleash the potential of its business economy because... the bailouts. The authors believe, in this respect, that the crisis has not been used as an opportunity..., the nominal value added of the business economy in Greece has fallen by almost 38 percent in 2017
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration’s time in office. The disaster has undoubtedly tarnished the government’s image... badly the coalition has been damaged. New Democracy has been at the forefront of the effort to lay... have also asked for a wider judicial investigation than the one that has been launched, which
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Athens facing diplomatic developments on several fronts in September
PoliticsForeign Policy, before the ratification process has been completed. Before Greek MPs have their say, FYROM... the alliance under its temporary name, FYROM. Russia The name agreement has been one of the obvious... place as planned. Tsipras has been invited by Russian president Vladimir Putin to travel
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Tax cuts set to lead package of post-MoU pledges by Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicswill aim to show that the end of the bailout has given the Greek government greater room for manoeuvre... with the fiscal wiggle room that has been created. Speaking on Saturday, Tsipras said... regarding what pledges he will make this coming Saturday, but there has been widespread speculation
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis gear up for economy pledges, with eyes on fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsand insists that any pledges made will be within the fiscal targets Greece has agreed with its lenders... of interventions and numbers involved will be greater, but it also sends a message to voters that SYRIZA has plans for a new term in office and is not taking defeat in the polls as a given. It has been
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Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politics, but also has his own left-wing political movement, Pratto. In fact, Kotzias has always been seen... in the ballot as things stand. However, even if Kotzias has no intention of leading a newly-formed party... future. By leaving the government now, he has a chance to distance himself from the deal
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Tsipras planning for life without Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that Tsipras has already begun work on a plan to get the Macedonia name deal through..., has also indicated he would back the name deal. This would give Tsipras 154 votes, which... has not yet backed a candidate. However, a comment made by Kotzias over the weekend did cause some
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Getting to the church on time
Agoraand healthcare sectors, would be a welcome development. However, this has to happen based on a clear.... It also has to be clear that it won’t be used as an excuse to return to the tactic of creating voter-clients in the public sector and disregarding the implications this has for the country’s finances
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Newsletter 183 -16/11/2018
to pension spending next year. The final hurdle that the coalition has to clear comes on Monday, when... in February at the earliest. Achieving this concession has been a major political goal for Prime Minister..., that the SYRIZA leader signed up to a fourth programme. This has been one of New Democracy’s main lines
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