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  1. Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . If not, then the two leading candidates go into a run-off vote the following Sunday. The second... has been organised by local officials and opponents of the sell-off, a significant rejection..., who is currently the governor in the northern Greek region, reportedly defied instructions from New

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  2. Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    independent MPs in Greek Parliament also said they want a plebiscite on the issue. This takes support... if they fail to find the votes they need now but it will be difficult to fend off the jibes from... the legislation for the PPC sell off. As it tries to create connections at the societal, not just political

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  3. Public deficit and democratic duty

    Agora

    that is polished off and tossed to the public from time to time. This time it is claims of an unpublished... little scope for claims of it having been manipulated by Greek authorities through the inclusion... rates, staving off a financial assistance program. Lastly, to put the blame for Greece’s 2009 deficit

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  4. Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    strong opposition to plans to relax restrictions on building and commercial activity at Greek beaches.... This is in contrast to the PPC stand-off, where SYRIZA stood side-by-side with the electricity workers’ union (GENOP... bill is connected to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund’s (HRADF) efforts to sell off

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  5. In survival bid, coalition seeks to ease taxpayer burden, secure early bailout exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos have made to lighten the burden on Greek taxpayers. The amendment submitted to the House extends the number of monthly instalments in which taxpayers can pay off.... Taxpayers paying off what they owe in less time will be given discounts of between 20 and 90 percent

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  6. Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the reforms it has pledged both to lenders and Greek voters. In a live televised address to his..., allowing them to pay off unpaid taxes or social security contributions in up to 100 instalments... enterprises that owe up to 5,000 euros and do not have the ability to pay off this amount. Alternate

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  7. Primary cash surplus reaches 1.05 bln at end of April

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). Note though that last year’s figure included one-off revenues... figure incorporates extraordinary revenue of 556 million relating to fees paid by Greek banks... by 12.4 percent on a reported basis to 3.42 billion. However, excluding last year’s one-off item

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  8. Piraeus Bank brings Q1 2015 losses down to 69 mln
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    EconomyBanking

    ) to 245 million euros, mainly due to the elimination of several one-off items that burdened Q4 results... expenses dropped 23.2 percent on a reported basis, while excluding the one-off impact from... split between Greek sovereign (10 billion) and loans (8.1 billion). The bank revealed that the ELA

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  9. Cash primary surplus for Jan-Jul close to 3 bln on improved revenues

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    ). It should be noted that last year’s figure incorporated one-off revenues of 1.31 billion euros related... to fees Greek banks paid to the HFSF in 2012 that were transferred to the state in March 2015 Excluding... revenues dropped by 11.9 percent to 23.81 billion, while stripping out the one-off items from both

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  10. Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015

    Newsletters

    level: He had, over the course of a few years, seen off political heavyweights such as Samaras... that it would put voters off tells you all you need to know about why their efforts failed. Over the course of the last five years, a large part of the Greek public has gradually distanced itself from

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