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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
developments in countries which enjoy friendly relations with Moscow is “incompatible” with Greek-Russian... official did not appear concerned about the possibility of the next Greek government, possibly led..., off target by 1.01 billion euros. The MoF noted that the shortfall was mainly due to 1.12 billion
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Minimum wage increase set for end of January amid concerns about economic impact
Economyin an interview to the French newspaper Humanite, the decree is due to signed off at the end of January... gains made so far by Greek businesses and the Greek economy in general.” It went on to say
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Primary residences and lignite units top agenda ahead of Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeto take place between the Greek government and the European Commission in the coming days over... is due to hold discussions with DG Comp to discuss the next steps. The Greek side appears to want... to spin-off a so-called “small PPC,” which would include all types of power generation
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Athens adjusts foreclosure framework, waits for lenders to give green light
EconomyProgramme-off from the lenders. Athens is hopeful that it can submit the bill to Greek Parliament by Tuesday...The Greek government is hoping to table in Parliament early next week the new bill for the protection of primary residences from foreclosures after another round of talks with local bankers
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Athens aims to wrap up legislation on foreclosures and issue 10-year bond
EconomyProgrammeFollowing further discussions between the Greek government and the institutions over the weekend... residences from foreclosure. Regardless of the progress on this issue, Greek authorities are aiming... be a one-off.
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Parliamentary report highlights demographics challenge and urges immediate action
SocietyGreece’s problematic demographic makeup has once again emerged as a dominant story in the Greek..., the average age for a Greek woman at childbirth (defined as the mean age of women at childbirth... activity for the country, the fertility rate fell even further due to families putting off having children
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Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government appears set to table in Parliament on Friday the draft law for the new... the Greek side as the institutions seemed unaware of its intentions. SYRIZA seems to have decided... Parliament elections due in May and national elections not being too far off either, Prime Minister Alexis
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Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle
PoliticsGreek Politics, leaching off the Greek people and that they served and continued to serve faithfully the business... mg and 200 mg) and Lucentis. Novartis’s Greek subsidiary has been accused by whistle-blowers
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Confidence vote and relief measures expected after Easter break
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing the Easter break, Greek politics is set to get back into full swing this week... In an attempt to gain an edge over their political rivals, Greek parties have been trying to interpret... and hold off the advance of the far-right. Instead, New Democracy officials pointed to the way
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Athens plans to use cash buffer to create fiscal leeway for expansionary measures
EconomyProgrammebillion euros. Of this available funds, 3.6 billion euros will be used in the coming weeks to pay off... up their visit to Athens as part of the third post-programme review. “The commitment the Greek... by the Greek government are in the right direction, what their fiscal impact will be and whether the idea
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