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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is set to discuss in the next few days (possibly on Monday) a proposal by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs to set up an inquiry into the circumstances in which Greece signed up to both... Samaras will be scrutinised. PASOK argues in order for the inquiry to be comprehensive and fair it would
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Gov't submits multi-bill to pave way for next bailout tranches
EconomyProgrammethe emergency procedure in Parliament on Tuesday evening the omnibus bill with the last set of pending... for each child. According to the Finance Ministry, the income threshold was set at 8,180 euros... euros. The taxable property value limit for those households was set at 180,000 euros for singles
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
in the near future with Piraeus Port (OLP), with the deadline for the submission of binding bids set... maintenance) with the initial deadline for the submission of binding bids set for January 15. While... 2016, which he set at around 3 billion, a higher figure than the 2016 budget target of 2 billion
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Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe austerity measures passed by his government with the announcement on Wednesday of a set of policies aimed... as it projects itself as the party that cares about those suffering the most due to the crisis. The set... by the proposals for constitutional reform that Tsipras set out earlier this week. While the strategy appears
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Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
PoliticsGreek Politicsdomestically that he is exploring all option in order to get a favourable settlement with the creditors... in direction or that Athens is set to reject a compromise that fulfils at least some of the conditions it has set. Those were summed up in the government’s round-up of the cabinet meeting: Athens is looking
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, seems set to keep up its pressure on the government via other means, especially by highlighting... disbursement, Athens will have to show that it has used the 0.8 billion euros set aside from that tranche to clear arrears, which currently stand at around 5 billion euros. It will also have to set aside some
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Tsipras and SYRIZA are banking on in order to rally their supporters and dissuade left-wing voters... to power to investigate how Greece came to need a bailout. Mitsotakis set out six goals for the next... of Europe and NATO. Beyond the broader vision that Mitsotakis wanted to set out (the slogan
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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
Euclid Tsakalotos met with his German counterpart Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to set out... savings on pension spending in order to repurpose those funds to strengthen its social safety net has.... The issue looks set to be decided by November, before Athens has to submit its 2019 budget to Greek
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
Primary residences deal secured Govt set to send proposal to institutions after finding common... been reported that the threshold in this case will be set at 250,000 euros. Secondly, the value of the residual mortgage will be considered. In this case, the cieling will be set at 130,000 euros
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
with the experience of government, Mitsotakis met with his ministers on Wednesday and set out what he wants them... to follow include those relating to the healthcare sector and law and order, reports suggest. Apart from... government does not have to stick to the “old set of measures” “as long as the overall commitment
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