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Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018
are due to begin in Athens on Monday, even though the third review has not quite been completed yet... review, which had not yet been completed. One of those, which involved the Council of State... must vote on what action to take next. It is generally accepted that the case, which has not yet
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Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
Agoraof Erdogan’s era. The economic toll of the fires has yet to be assessed, but it is likely to be severe.... Yet much of the decline represents a loss of support for Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), but it has yet to become firmly attached to another party (hence the large number of “don
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Institutions wrap up talks with focus on NPLs, primary residences and budget
EconomyProgrammeresidences from foreclosure and the execution of the 2018 and 2019 budgets topping the agenda... framework to protect primary residences from foreclosure, replacing the Katseli law which is due... euros on mortgages secured against primary residences. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos also
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Primary residences and lignite units top agenda ahead of Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeform the framework for protecting primary residences, which will succeed the Katseli law, will take... and protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The first step will be a significant haircut... would like to set the level of protection for primary residences at 250,000 euros as long
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a somewhat controversial choice, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos as his party's presidential candidate yesterday. There was a mixed reaction... plans to push ahead with legislation to protect primary residences from foreclosures and to roll back
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European Commission report due to set tone for build-up to March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammesubmitted to Parliament a few days ago by Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis, introduces, amongst other... is hoping that the apparent progress made on the new framework to protect primary residences from
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Stelios Petsas’s best man and that Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras’s wife had, until... would introduce a new insolvency law to protect main residences, giving more rights to homeowners. He
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsapplications, or enable access to the tax and social security systems for those with legal residence... on migration, as the government introduces legislation restricting access to legal residency. A row... bill The deaths add to tensions over the government’s proposals to restrict access to legal residency
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor certain residence permits, and greater flexibility for workers to change employers. Recruitment... will receive residence permits aligned with the length of their studies, gain the right to work part... tightens the rules for those already in the country without permanent residency. Access to benefits
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A quarter-pounder democracy
Agorathat if McDonald’s restaurants open in a country, a functioning democracy and institutions won’t be far behind... collection, for instance, remains under political control and is yet to be granted the independence... and the innocent won’t. Economic recovery, if or when it comes, will mean little if the accountability
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