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ND sees budget as evidence of pledges being kept, SYRIZA highlights flaws
PoliticsGreek Politicsof their income by card or electronically in order to qualify for the tax-free threshold. It remains... and utility bills (which do not count towards the 30 percent bar set by ND) are taken out of the equation... to capitalise on this and gain traction by claiming that the whole affair was a set-up.
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
or electronically in order to qualify for the tax-free threshold. It remains to be seen if Greece’s lenders see... towards the 30 percent bar set by ND) are taken out of the equation, the amount left over might... the conservative lawmakers as he set out the government’s plans for the next 100 days, including the voting
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicson the electoral register but decided not to insist on this in order to reach a compromise that could secure... the Health Ministry and to have successfully pressured authorities to set up a committee to decide on the prices of drugs in the Greek market. The political battle over this issue is set to intensify now
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Amid hiring controversy, ND focusses on new round of tax cuts in latest bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsto properties. The maximum tax discount was set at 19,200 euros in the first version of the bill... for each child in a household, taking the income tax set-up further in the opposite direction... or other electronic payments) in order to qualify for the tax-free threshold. Responding
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraand women, as a subsequent Eurogroup president intimated, in order to avert a messy default that was just... for the MoU he had just signed along with a new set of policies, known as Zappeio III. He promised... for elections. Tried and tested formula With the actual election date set for 2019, and needing some time
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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politics, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that Mitsotakis is set to announce his choice by early February... to Tsipras’s argument, especially as the Greek president is a figurehead who is often expected to set... nominated him in order to bolster a budding relationship with the wing of the centre-right party
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New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMigration Policy Minister Notis Mitarakis set out these three elements as being at the core... economic migrants are repatriated or returned to Turkey. “Our aim is to set up daily crossings... are not yet visible. In the meantime, ND is focussing on trying to restore a sense of order and security
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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 200,000 employees could be impacted by the closures, and has set aside 100 million euros in benefits... spending. These include an agreement to be flexible in enforcing the fiscal targets set by the Growth... required by the programme in order to concentrate on addressing the healthcare crisis.
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsitems on the agenda. The return to political normality looks set to rekindle confrontations... parliamentary enquiry into the judicial handling of the Novartis affair under SYRIZA is also set... that Mitsotakis may be seeking to broaden the range of his team in order to absorb the anticipated shocks
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsaside the real scandal to set up a political conspiracy,” the centre-right party said. ND will see... also argued that the company admitted that it bribed officials in order to “influence the decisions... that another major corruption investigation in Greece is being set aside without comprehensive answers
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