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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
hospitals. All hospital directors and deputy directors are currently undergoing an assessment process... the role of the IMF as part of the quadriga. In October, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met... waning appetite for reforms, the troika did not show the kind of flexibility he had hoped in order
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Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir income tax, while decreasing subsidies for diesel. Out of all the professional groups..., with bigger reductions to large pensions, in order to be in any position to convince its MPs to support... on this front over the last few days. On Saturday, Greek government officials, including Tsipras, met
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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
and protests Bank of Greece foresees slight recovery later this year Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met... a baby refugee into their arms in order to allow its mother some time to rest. “Our mothers came here... of discontent from locals on Kos, as well as in Athens and Thessaloniki. In all these cases, the protests
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Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the programme and that its demands should be met. "We fully agree with the IMF on the need for a strong...) accepting softer fiscal measures in order for Athens to hit the 3.5 percent of GDP target by 2018, even... there is an all sides for concessions to be made then even this target remains in doubt. TV licenses
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Athens hopes concessions can secure review breakthrough
PoliticsGreek Politicsand concessions on the tax-free threshold and pensions in order to conclude the review, Finance... relief. All the indications so far are that there is little chance of anything substantial emerging... that if fiscal targets are not met in 2019 and 2020, there will be a reduction in the tax-free threshold
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
finished for Greece when he met with European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici... society. These are elements he feels he needs in order to convince the 153 government MPs to back any agreement. It is thought that there are up to 10 parliamentarians, all from SYRIZA, who the government
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Eurogroup sees review conclusion in sight, warns over property auctions
EconomyProgrammedelays in launching electronic auctions. “We are all convinced that this should, in the best-case..., the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund’s (HRADF) board of directors met on Monday and was constituted... is not a sterile process of selling or agreeing concessions in order to reduce the public debt,” said Xenofos
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Investors voice concerns about delays to Hellenikon as mine talks falter
EconomyFeatures, the completion of which are necessary in order for the project to start without further delays or alterations to the plans. Currently, the only pre-condition which has been met is the approval... and operation of all communal spaces and the approval of a license for the operation of a casino on the site
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Busy January ahead for coalition, which rebuffs accusations over Turkish airmen
PoliticsGreek Politicsa compliance report. If the deadlines are met and the review is completed, this is expected to trigger two... in order to appease President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The spokesman said that the Supreme Court has... that Athens had taken all the necessary steps to ensure there is a final decision from Greece’s independent
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesis out of all control,” charged New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a recent statement... creating superfluous public bodies in order to ensconce party relatives and friends.” The opposition... that that they fulfil real needs that are not being met by permanent staff, who were the actual recipients
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