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Newsletter 53 - 27/11/2015
two months into his latest stint as prime minister, is down to 153 out 300 seats in Parliament
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agoralatest stint as prime minister, is down to 153 out 300 seats in Parliament. The SYRIZA leader may
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 2016 budget was passed relatively comfortably on Saturday, with all 153 coalition MPs voting for the economic plan, but attention is quickly shifting to the next set of prior actions that Greece has to pass before Christmas. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is due to brief his counterparts
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Tsipras seeks MPs' loyalty before next vote, leaves door open on future alliances
PoliticsGreek Politics. “At this moment, I feel secure with 153 MPs,” Tsipras said during his 90-minute interview on public
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SYRIZA tries to compose itself ahead of next vote on prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicssafeguards in the scheme, as there was with the lifting of the ban on foreclosures, which all current 153
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Gov't hopes deal with lenders on prior actions will prove politically palatable
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the all 153 coalition MPs support the legislation. However, it should be pointed out that Greece
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Stress-free vote on multi-bill but bigger challenges lie ahead for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere were no surprises for the government in Tuesday night’s vote on the multi-bill of prior actions, including the sale of a first batch of non-performing loans (NPLs), as all 153 coalition MPs supported the legislation. The vote followed subdued debate, which had none of the drama of previous
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Greece tops EU tables for lawyers but also pending administrative court cases
Societyto be resolved. The rate of resolving administrative cases ranged from 80 percent in 2010 to 153 percent
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Hopes of swift deal on contingent measures doused by technical, political complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe initial austerity package will receive the full support of the 153 coalition MPs. The economic
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammeThe bill on pension and income tax reforms voted by all 153 coalition MPs on Sunday evening included a couple of amendments to the initial draft bill tabled in Parliament on April 19. The first and most important relates to the tax-free threshold, which was initially lowered to 9,090 euros from its
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