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Ahead of vote, Tsakalotos appeals to SYRIZA MPs with positive message
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has made a last-minute bid to secure the votes of all 146 SYRIZA MPs in the upcoming... and providing nursery places for all children. The government’s decision to reduce VAT on farming products... vote by placing all the counter-measures in separate articles, in a bid to emphasise his opponents
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Newsletter 119 - 19/05/2017
in Athens on Thursday night, with the support of all 153 coalition MPs. There were no major surprises for the government, which had been confident that it had secured all the votes of its deputies... of restrictions on the opening of bank accounts for all individuals and corporates; the gradual increase
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Eurogroup doesn't end in tie for Tsipras
Agoramarket access.” Weighed up When this is all weighed up, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can claim... statement to supporting the Greek attempt to regain market access underscores the wishes of all sides.... By June 15, Schaeuble had achieved all his goals and Tsipras was left clutching at straws. The Greek
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Blame game follows collapse of Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign Policya federal state solution. It is also clear to all sides that any new talks regarding a solution.... In Athens, all the political parties adopted a common line on the Cyprus issue during the talks in Crans... in the Greek Parliament, on Tuesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to ask from all
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign PolicyUnited Nations Special Advisor to Cyprus Espen Barth Eide has urged all sides to abandon the blame... said that all these issues were discussed with members of the UN Security Council and every single... Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has visited northern Cyprus with the aim of agreeing with all the political
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Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
EconomyFeaturesfurther to 11.2 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016. When all other factors were accounted... 2016, citing 2015 data, showed that card payments accounted for an average of 47 percent of all... by Kathimerini newspaper showed that not all those who had the machines used them. Specifically, bank data
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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agoramonths. In August, all three ratings agencies completed their credit reviews and have now placed... access and sufficient cash buffers to cushion the post-programme period. These are all welcome signs.... Like all fragile things, the Greek economic recovery needs to be handled with care. *You can follow
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Greece bottom of the list on EU social justice index
Societyyears.” Out of all six SJI dimensions measured, Greece's scores placed them in the bottom five countries, scoring worst out of all EU countries for the categories of labor market access... market in Greece scored lowest out of all countries (3.46). As of 2016, the year on which survey data
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Greece prepares for Erdogan visit, limits extent of Sharia law
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Alexis Tsipras’s office, however, is responsible for preparing the agenda and as soon as all.... For instance, all the involved parties in a case must agree with the mufti’s jurisdiction, otherwise the case... and European law, so the full rights of all litigants will be protected. However, litigants will have
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Clock ticks on prior actions as coalition searches for solution on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsby packaging them together in a multi-bill. Not all the prior actions require legislation to be passed, though... to all property auctions being conducted via the new electronic platform that has been created... Friday, according to reports. According to authorities, all those being moved are members
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