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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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New details reveal what may have led to discrepancy in Athens Airport concession price
EconomyFeaturesSources at the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) admitted to the local media this week that the initial price of the Athens International Airport (AIA) contract had been too low because it was based on outdated parameters. Private consultants allegedly used 2015 parameters to set
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Preparing for a new normal in German politics
AgoraGerman politics. With Merkel’s announcement a new sense of political timing is set in motion across
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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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APS option to help banks with bad loans seen gaining ground
EconomyBankingand Eurobank by 47 percent. The market turbulence was set off by the banks’ semi-annual results
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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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Protection Scheme (APS), which will use state guarantees. The set-up is described as being similar
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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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