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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
Agoraand cuts to main pensions. The fiscal impact of these measures will be one of the issues discussed... to creating a more comprehensive welfare system, one that might be able to provide help to the long-term... positions and adopted Germany’s view that there should be no haircut and discussion about relief now. One
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The joke's on Greece
Agorato an economic conference. The German ends up being the only one that defends the Greek position. It may sound... involves some Greeks blaming everything on others but let’s lead that one aside for the time being... to the single truth. One of the consequences of this process is that it has drained the belief Greeks
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
(SLA) could be reached by April 7 but acknowledged that one issue is proving a major stumbling block... by 6,900 to 3.65 million. The number of long-term unemployed (more than one year) edged up..., one month before the conclusion of the long-lasting first review. ELA funding stood at 43.15 billion
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut pointed out that there is no “one-size-fits-all” system that can be applied in all member states... regarding labour reforms. This issue seems to be one of the last remaining obstacles in the discussions... been one of the gains the prime minister wanted to walk away with but the IMF seems adamant
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No return of institutions to Athens yet as differences persist
EconomyProgrammein the local media that the negotiations have reached an impasse. One of the issues that remains outstanding... savings of 1 percent of GDP to apply as of 2019, while the government aims for this to be delayed by one year. It is also not clear at the moment whether the cuts will be implemented in one go or in two
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemands on the labour front if the Greek government agreed to reducing pension spending in one go in 2019... that they would support the measures in Parliament. However, on Friday one of the lawmakers... for them. Zouraris, the deputy education minister, is one of the more eccentric coalition lawmakers so
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Racist attacks fell in 2016, report by monitoring body indicates
Society, religion or colour, while and in one incident the staff of humanitarian organisations and the building intended to host refugees were targeted. One incident was recorded of a journalist who covers..., more than one victim was targeted, while in 54 cases the attack was committed by two or more people
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Greece watches closely as Turkey prepares for referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyexplained Turkey's recent behaviour towards Berlin and the EU by saying: "One side in the government... is considered so unpredictable that no one at the EU would like to consider what his reactions might... facing a number of crucial elections this year, no one would like to see a new crisis breaking out
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New Democracy's internal disputes continue to pester Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politics. One of the government’s reasons for wanting to probe the health sector is to put pressure... turmoil forced the current conservative leader to embark on a series of one-of-one meetings with other
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Under fire in Parliament, coalition looks to imminent conclusion of review talks
PoliticsGreek Politics, MPs are focussing on domestic issues. The government came under attack on Friday after one of its.... Savvidis was one of the bidders for a TV licence in last year’s failed auction and was linked with a bid to take over the debt-ridden Lambrakis Group, one of Greece’s largest publishing houses. Reports
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