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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
of so-called “secret funds” by some ministries. These are funds that are set aside for use
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Tsipras faces challenges ahead on multiple foreign policy fronts
PoliticsForeign Policywill probably set it aside knowing that this may cause more or less the same reactions with the Prespes
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Athens edges towards compromise on pension cuts but may have to plug fiscal gap
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that the institutions are set to grant the Greek government’s request regarding the cancellation of the pension cuts that were due to kick in next year, but reports suggest that Athens and its lenders may still need to agree on a way to bridge an apparent fiscal gap in 2019. Reports
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SYRIZA eyes gains from case developing against ex-defence minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the current set of decision makers have a higher standard of ethics than their predecessors. Prime
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Tsipras pushes for revision of constitution, hoping to score political points
PoliticsGreek Politics’ proposals should be set out and that voters should have the final say when they cast their ballots
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SYRIZA and ND at odds over proposals for changing constitution
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s opponents and the local media. The first is the idea that Tsipras set out on Tuesday
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Killing puts strain on Greek-Albanian relations after stalled efforts to reach deal
PoliticsForeign Policy, following the Prespes Agreement, Athens set this discussion aside because it feared that there could
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EC autumn forecast lowers growth for 2019 on pending budget finalisation
EconomyMacroeconomymeasures of 2019 and 2020 go ahead as planned, Greece is set to overachieve its fiscal target of 3.5
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Tsipras seeks to build political capital from "positive" measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe programme because the pressing fiscal targets have remained. The collection of measures set
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Athens prepares final 2019 budget after green light to ditch pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeThe government is set to submit the final version of the 2019 budget to Parliament on Wednesday without the pension cuts that were pre-legislated in 2017 but with the so-called “positive” measures announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo in September. Reportedly
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