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  1. EC sees resilience in Greek economy, urges additional measures in 2016 and 2017
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    Economy

    review, the government has committed to ensure that the fiscal targets throughout the bailout... that the agreed fiscal policy measures are expected to deliver savings of up to 2 percent of GDP (3.5 billion... of GDP from pension and tax income reforms as well as expenditure rationalisation, further measures

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  2. Fiscal obligations set out in sMoU, discussion on speeding up tax measures due in May
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    EconomyProgramme

    . On the expenditure side, a spending review has been initiated, and is expected to yield 0.1 percent... of the fiscal policy if the above measures lead to permanent fiscal over-performance of the programme targets... fiscal sustainability and help close the second programme review. Those measures also intend

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  3. Budget primary deficit of 4.80 bln confirmed for May as Covid-19 measures hit
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    execution bulletin for May showed on Thursday. The budget for May has been widely considered... of tax relief measures such as the suspension of VAT payments and the assessed debts... the target of 18.74 billion euros. The MoF said that this was due to the impact of measures taken

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  4. After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    government has to meet a series of challenges before the beginning of 2014 when the country takes over... has achieved a great deal, despite the ongoing friction with the troika. “Substantial progress... surplus. However, April is still a long way off for Samaras and Greece. The prime minister has

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  5. New Democracy bewildered by ballot failure as Tsipras solicits consensus
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    majority trimmed by two during last week’s vote on another set of bailout-related measures, it has... has to start spreading the political cost of a series of unpopular measures if he wants to remain... current leader Evangelos Meimarakis by late on Sunday night. He has probably chosen not to speak

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  6. Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . While the opposition has focussed on the new measures that will be introduced next year, the coalition has attempted to draw attention to the prize of the programme exit next summer. Finance Minister... has legislation related to the prior actions to pass through Parliament in the coming days

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  7. Prior actions and crucial meetings dominate agenda for rest of month
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    EconomyProgramme

    deal with the institutions on June 21, as has been stated by European and Greek officials, or if more time will be needed and the deadline will be moved to the July 12 Eurogroup, Athens has its work cut... to provide an update on the progress the government has made at the Euro Working Group on Thursday

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  8. Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . It should be noted that the government has not yet passed some of the measures that it hopes will help... suggesting that Tsipras has decided that the government will see out its four-year term, meaning... that Tsipras has informed his closest aides of his decision. The reasons driving the October option

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  9. Newsletter 216 -26/07/2019

    Newsletters

    Tsakalotos claims that the measures New Democracy has proposed will lead to a shortfall of 1.8... evening and has to do with the structure of the state. This will be followed by the tax bill, which... to be paid by September 30 and the last one by the end of January, 2020. It has been reported that 3.4

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  10. Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Mitsotakis is attempting to shift the political debate to matters where he believes New Democracy has... stressed that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change... as the sometimes-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy

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