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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer
PoliticsGreek Politicsit is a pension payment, rather than a benefit, under law taxes and contributions have to be withheld. He... bonuses for civil servants. This overturns a previous court verdict and appears to put an end..., which all point to a victory of more than five points for the opposition party. In terms of economic
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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat if the difference in the European elections is more than 4 points, the positive measures taken by the government and the further interventions it is examining would be put in doubt. He has made... a considerable lead for the opposition party, the gap projected by Pulse is a point lower than
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsto show that it is a much safer pair of hands than its predecessor. It is also a test for Kerameus.... The judges that ND will put forward will be seen as setting the tone for its approach regarding... ND’s bid to attract more investment to Greece. This is likely to be a more painstaking process than
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Tsipras aiming to guide SYRIZA towards new territory in opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicswill stand unopposed. Should Tsipras win, it will give him an even stronger mandate than SYRIZA’s better than expected result in the national elections to shape the party as he sees fit. It seems certain.... However, Tsipras has shown a knack over recent years for convincing his party to put its faith in him
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ND unveils development bill it sees as catalyst for growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsresults Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised. The large document has been put to public... to pay part-time workers their regular wage plus 12 percent if they stay longer than their normal... period longer than 2 months and face stiff fines if they are employing undeclared staff.
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Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
EconomyProgrammeto the early elections and some fiscal decisions that were taken without the creditors’ approval put... that remains above that quota threshold for more than 51 months have 300 basis points surcharge... of the Fund. Additionally, Greece has a sizable cash buffer, reported to be more than 30 billion euros
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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politics, the convincing election victories in the summer have doused such internal rivalries and put Mitsotakis... of strength rather than a desperate attempt to mend fences within ND. Following the recent change... is unlikely to support anyone other than Pavlopoulos, but centre-left KINAL might vote for the hopeful under
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Deadline looms for troubled home protection scheme as insolvency law is lined up
Economyat more than 57 billion euros, 43.1 percent of which are non-performing. Meanwhile, 47 percent of bad.... This led to less than 60 proposals by the banks for settlements via loan restructurings, with just 10... are not yet known, and it is expected that some sort of protection will be put in place for truly
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Uproar over minister's home protection comments underscore sensitive nature of challenge
PoliticsGreek Politics. According to data from the Bank of Greece, mortgages stood at more than 57 billion euros in mid-2019, 43.1... the field open to speculation. Katseli law Main homes were put under protection early in the crisis... of the primary residence protection scheme in May could leave more than 150,000 borrowers without a safety
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politics, by some residents and on social media is also much stronger than in the past, with talk of “invasion... its full support, including for the European border agency Frontex to put together a border... of migrants to move towards Greece. Ankara claims more than 100,000 people have travelled towards Greece
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