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Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsand SYRIZA is less than five points. According to the survey, backing for the conservatives stands at 21.8.... It put New Democracy on 30 percent and SYRIZA on 18. The 12-point gap is unchanged from November... to 280,000 euros for debts of less than 200,000 euros. It seems, though, that the public has a different
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Coalition stresses positives, expects full support for multi-bill
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation even though there had been calls from within SYRIZA for more safeguards to be put in place... with the lenders. “More than 600,000 families will see their child benefits increase,” said Tzanakopoulos, who... or two children than had been the case in the past. Other elements of the bill that the coalition has
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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgramme, but it is thought that they total no more than 10 and could be completed ahead of the next meeting... package that will be put together. “The Eurogroup confirms the start of the technical work... be more than the parts we are doing," he said. Centeno clarified that no discussion had taken place during
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European Commission keeps DSA broadly same, stresses need for relief
EconomyProgrammeof the third review at Monday’s Eurogroup includes the updated Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) put together... than was initially earmarked and all arrears will be cleared by the end of the programme. Scenario...) have improved in the near term from the previous DSA and are forecast more than halving from 16.7
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Pensions continue to be main source of income for half of Greek households
Societyless than 586 euros a month and 72.3 percent of young people surveyed were seriously considering moving... than five members, unemployed members and those on low incomes found it hardest to cover basic needs... should be used by the government to service loan payments. When asked what they put off due to economic
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Coalition turns focus to bribery claims, eyes damage to opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsproducts in Greece at higher price than competitors as it was considered a reference country... judges on Monday. The focus on the case also comes at a time when the coalition has been put under... of the case. Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis claimed that it is a bigger scandal than the cash
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammeand post-programme surveillance may not be reached at the June 21 Eurogroup but in July. The official put... or even July, rather than in May as had been hoped until now. The official suggested that Greece... Moscovici suggested that the overall agreement may be reached “a little later” than June 21. It is the first
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Coalition picks out positives from lenders' deal, clashes over political violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be put on hold or watered down would provide the coalition with a timely boost. Following... that Athens would not have to reduce the tax-free threshold a year earlier than planned, along... to the voters that it is a traditional right-wing party, rather than a socially moderate, liberal force
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Tsipras claims he is in no hurry to call elections after bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout Tsipras’s comment in Thessaloniki, though, is that he used more forceful language than... are unlikely to put an end to speculation about him calling early elections this autumn, possibly tempted... suggest that SYRIZA is seeking a closer alliance with Boutaris than it has had in the past, possibly
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Key debt relief talks fail to result in deal, leaving IMF role in doubt
EconomyProgrammeof the International Monetary Fund being involved in anything more than a technical capacity in the future... president Mario Centeno insisted that a robust debt relief package can be put together by the time... period than the 15 years preferred by the IMF, and the workings of the additional relief mechanism
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