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Government steps in as NBG row takes new twist
EconomyBankingJust one day after the election of the new chairman at the National Bank of Greece (NBG), which... as the new non-executive chairman with twelve BoD members voting in favour of his appointment, while one... Thomopoulos, to resign. According to reports, the HFSF General Council is expected to convene on Monday
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Tsipras tweaks message as chance of review compromise emerges
PoliticsGreek Politicsof principle.” One of the government’s lines of defence against the upfront legislation of measures... that his administration was left with no option but to reach a compromise. One doubt regarding... that he would rather resign than agree to a reduction of the tax-free threshold. Tsakalotos appears
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Athens grapples with awkward reduction of tax-free threshold
EconomyProgrammewas reduced to 8,636 euros for a single person, to 8,863 and 9,090 euros for a family with one child... mark he would resign and vote against that legislation in the Parliament. Almost a year later, the reduction in the tax-free threshold is one of the measures that the government has agreed
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Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
AgoraMinister Euclid Tsakalotos had once said he would resign rather than reduce the tax-free threshold... million pensioners would be affected. Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou claimed only one in three... a much more attractive legacy than the one he currently has, even if it is unlikely to be enough to get
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Tsipras eyes review conclusion, insists SYRIZA patience will pay off
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the matter is still under discussion with the lenders. One of the possibilities being discussed... and migrants, especially with winter coming. Some reports suggested that Mouzalas threatened to resign... under one in three of those questioned (31 percent) said the visit, which included a meeting with US
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Deadly wildfires likely to heap pressure on Tsipras and ministers
PoliticsGreek Politics, near Kalamos – one of the areas affected by Monday’s blaze. However, last year’s fire did not lead.... One of the phrases used by government officials at the time was that of authorities facing... probably be calls for ministers to resign in the coming days but the government is likely to resist
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis suggested that several ministers and public officials should resign. The conservatives have also asked for a wider judicial investigation than the one that has been launched, which... been in the spotlight since last week. One government official who spoke to Naftemporiki newspaper
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Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat is due to be tabled in Greek Parliament this month and then resign, handing back his seat... that the former minister will convince one or more of the nine independent deputies to join ANEL if needed..., Tsipras would need just one more vote to reach 151. There has been much speculation over recent days
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MPs prepare to vote on name deal, although delays are possible
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggestions that President Prokopis Pavlopoulos should intervene or resign. Constitutional experts have... order to stabilise the centre-left grouping and decide what move to make next after it lost one of its... and Tsipras. While at one stage last year, KINAL would have been aiming to receive backing of more
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SYRIZA keeps up calls for cooperation but with focus on voters rather than parties
PoliticsGreek Politics, Tsakalotos, who is one of the government’s most moderate members, had suggested that the government would... of SYRIZA in the future, is the party’s highest-profile local government official. With one eye on May’s... for Dourou to resign. The Attica governor hit back at her critics and vowed to clear her name.
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