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Eurogroup highlights tight schedule as differences over debt, fiscal measures brew
EconomyProgrammeto be put together. “The beginning of the fourth review in Athens two weeks ago was positive,” added.... Clearly, Athens is not keen on the idea of adopting measures worth 2 percent of GDP, rather than 1... 22 that the 2017 primary surplus was well above the target despite growth being weaker than
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturesagainst their names. On 21 March, at least 24 individuals have more than one property listed, while... that of the listed property, suggesting that it was an inheritance or an investment rather than a primary... properties which would be saleable at the first sign of an uptick in the market, rather than
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Tsipras urges SYRIZA MPs to focus on ever-closer MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicschecks within the framework of your European commitments than to be forced to govern with the troika... is less than four months away. Some MPs are concerned that the post-programme period will continue... for SYRIZA’s election chances in 2019. Tsipras, though, insisted that the exit from the programme will put
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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek Politics, a reduction of the bonus for the winning party from 50 to less than 40 seats in Parliament, allowing Greeks... that the conservatives would be willing to help provide a super-majority of more than 200 out... apply immediately rather than after the next elections as the scrapping of the bonus only passed through
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Apartment prices increase by 0.8 pct in Q2 for first rise since Q4 2008
EconomyMacroeconomyand appraisals data. In other indicators, the housing loan balance has contracted by more than... exposures (NPEs) as of Q1 according to the BoG. Building activity rose by 1 percent in April, which put... to 4,365. During last year, the absolute number of permits came to 13,847. Although this is higher than
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Coalition's role in freight terminal contract, public broadcaster under attack
PoliticsGreek Politicsby 20 years. The government was put on the defensive in recent weeks after the deal was re-valued... been changed after it was launched and argued that a higher rental price more than made up... into a modern, impartial broadcaster rather than a government mouthpiece but its efforts have largely
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Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
Economybackpay for income lost due to the pension cuts in 2012 has put the spotlight back on a decision... and, as such, there should have been a more detailed analysis and view rather than the across-the-board... that happened in 2012. However, more than 200,000 pensioners have so far submitted applications to a dedicated
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New court verdict adds to concern about impact of backpay on fiscal balance
EconomyProgrammenewspaper put the possible total cost to public coffers for all the appeals pending at more than 6... takes the potential exposure on an ongoing basis and for backpay claims to more than 2 billion euros... will have to be faced by the next government rather than the current one. Nevertheless, the possible
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Small parties suffer as Parliament edges towards vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto vote on Thursday night, when the government expects that more than 150 MPs will back the pact...-left grouping seriously weakened. KINAL is now in danger of becoming PASOK by another name, rather than... on the matter. All of this threatens to put KINAL in a disadvantageous position ahead of the next election, when
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Our daily bread
Agoracomes at us faster than we can absorb it and there is a surplus of mistrust and rancour, moments... than the negativity that threatens to sweep us away. That is why Dionysis Arvanitakis, the baker... make bread every day and take it to them. “Anyone who hasn’t felt hunger in their life cannot put
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