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  1. Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
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    , the best that Tsipras can hope for is that the congress will be an opportunity for members to let off... restoring confidence in the Greek economy and reaching the ambitious growth target of 2.8 percent... be put off for the time being. Time would probably be lost in having ministers taking over new

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  2. Parents main source of income for most young Greeks
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    and less religious. Just 1.6 percent said that they had full confidence in the Greek parliament, compared... worse off than their parents. Of the parents asked the same question, 55 percent thought that their children would be worse off than they were. Young people who reported being fully ready to take risks

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  3. Public sector evaluation and hirings in the spotlight
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    As Greek politics gradually winds down for the mid-August break, the country’s lenders are likely... to the schedule agreed with Greece’s lenders, which means that even if the coalition’s next move pays off... and that these appointments do not push public finances off track.

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  4. IMF adds to calls for no further delays to e-auctions
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    for the Greek government to ensure that electronic auctions are up and running as soon as possible... made moves this week to convince notaries to call off their strike, which threatens to derail plans... in the third review to be ticked off the list. Speaking to a European Parliament Committee in Brussels

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  5. Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
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    scheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off.... The prime minister argued that the handouts were made possible by the fact that the Greek economy has... about high taxation,” he said. “The middle class, self-employed or pensioners did not crate off shore

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  6. Countdown begins for multi-bill, coalition eyes minimum wage increase
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    to be approved by Greek Parliament at least a few days in advance. Until now, the plan was reportedly... sign off and the compliance report could be prepared for the Eurogroup. However, some reports... for low-income pensioners that will be worse off next year as a result of reductions to the EKAS

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  7. Multi-bill on way as Athens aims to complete third review by Jan 22
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    that around 70 have yet to be ticked off. Some require ministerial decisions to be issued, rather than... ideally like to round off the fourth review before the end of March. This would be ahead of the results of the stress tests on Greek banks and would allow attention to turn to the debt relief discussion

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  8. Despite fresh uncertainty, Tsipras insists focus is on four-year term
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    the government can successfully pull off an exit from the programme successfully without the support.... The Greek prime minister would like to promote this as clean a break as possible with the last eight years..., the current mood within the government seems to be to hold off on a decision as long as possible. The fact

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  9. SYRIZA working on package of expansionary measures to provide political boost
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    to revise the Greek Constitution. Finance Ministry officials are already working on the possible tax... from 2019 and the tax cuts would not be one-off measures. "We have a constant ability to have... is key to Tsipras's election planning. If the intervention is put off or counter-balanced

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  10. ESM releases final tranche of third bailout, boosting cash buffer ahead of exit
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    -performing loans.” It was also noted in the Greek media that Regling made a clear reference... reminder that some of Greece’s lenders are not comfortable with the government trying to put off... calling off the pension cuts if Greece meets its fiscal targets even if this view does not seem

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