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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politics, offices and luxury apartments, can go up in place of the long-defunct airport. There are around 900... days in office. Instead, it has taken a year before he could pay a visit to the site in southern... will pay for the demolition work and oversee the successful conclusion of the tender for the casino
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Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
EconomyThe European Parliament elections on Sunday handed SYRIZA a historic victory but the overall results are unlikely to force snap polls at this moment. As the dust begins to settle after the vote, attention will return to the economic challenges ahead, wh...
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Government gears up for third review while lenders await pending actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government had a first opportunity on Monday to get a sense of where things stand regarding the upcoming third review. Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis took part in the Euro Working Group in Brussels, where his eurozone counterpa...
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Growing challenges await PM following summer break
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece reaches the peak of its summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces a daunting return from his vacation due to several government slip-ups over the last few weeks and a series of challenges that lie ahead. Less than two months after being...
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Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
EconomyFeatures, but businesses did not match this with the means to pay electronically. To counter this, in April... the arrangements necessary for customers to pay electronically as well as by cash. The move targets sectors where..., Mastercard, Maestro and Union Pay. They are also required to make mandatory payments to legally licensed
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
LegalStates can grant individual aid immediately without the Commission’s approval. The measures possible under the Temporary Framework can go well beyond the tools currently available under the Greek... to address urgent liquidity needs. This aid can be delivered in the form of a direct grant, repayable advance
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach. SYRIZA is hoping that it can make social insurance one of the issues on which the public’s trust in the government can be eroded. On Monday, former Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, who has...-employed Greeks would face a heavier contributions bill just so that one in 10 could pay less
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Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
since a large number of taxpayers opted to pay their tax obligation using credit cards. This means that taxpayers will pay their ENFIA to the banks in 9–12 monthly instalments, while the state receives... the deadline to pay the second instalment of personal income tax and the first payment obligation
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New Parliament set for fractious opening session after Mitsotakis curtain-raiser
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat his government intends to pay off the remaining crisis-era loans two years early, with a view... is expected to focus on are pay increases for civil servants and a rejigging of the public sector pay... has been selected to head the parliamentary party. Nikos Androulakis, the president of the third
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprimary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4
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