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  1. Tsipras tries to entice voters with VAT cuts and pension bonuses
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    expansionary measures that the government has been planning for the last few months, hoping... of the many has come” at the Zappeio Hall in Athens, Tsipras announced what he described as a package... than it has been in the past,” said Economy Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, who was also present

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  2. Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
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    EconomyProgramme

    There has been a highly sceptical reaction from the institutions to the fiscal expansionary.... “In the area of product market reforms, little has been achieved on the ground. As a result, Greek consumers... highlighted some areas where Greece has made progress recently but, in keeping with his earlier comments

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  3. Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the gap has been narrowing over the past few weeks and there is a sense that the opposition party... this government has done? How can a progressive citizen say that Tsipras and Mitsotakis are the same thing... at the electoral stand of centre-right candidate for Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis on Tuesday, has

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  4. Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in this Sunday's elections. This represents the latest pledge made by SYRIZA in this campaign, where it has..., the government has moved forward by a few days the payment days of June pensions for a range... by the government and the further interventions it is examining would be put in doubt. He has made

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  5. Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees

    Society

    A report by Pro Asyl and Refugee Support Aegean has heavily criticised Greece’s asylum seeker... the Greek authorities and positive feedback from the European Commission, recruitment has remained... and had to subject its operations to audits. The outcome has been highly detrimental to the health

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  6. National Bank first to test market waters in post-election afterglow
    National Bank

    Economy

    aftermath of the event. The index has recovered some of those losses and is still up 16 percent since May’s... and when it intends to tap bond markets. While the government has clearly acknowledged the central... to lend, coverage of the issue has been subdued in the government’s first days as tax cuts and the dire

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  7. New Parliament sworn in as Mitsotakis picks top civil servants, maintains status quo with church
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Democracy has traditionally enjoyed a close relationship with the church and resisted the previous..., who many believed destined to lead To Potami, said that he has stepped down from the centrist.... The lack of female appointments has again been noted in some of the local media as there were just

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  8. Continuity and priorities
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    Agora

    and to attract foreign investment something which has been a key aim for some time but with no real results... is not yet clear. Having served at the Ministry of Defence (2014-2015), Dendias certainly has a feeling... government has so far been cautious when responding to Turkey's rhetoric and activities especially

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  9. Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years... economic crisis behind and grab the opportunity it has to grow and improve. Mitsotakis spoke... Thessaloniki Expo would be redeveloped so it has a year-round urban as well as business use. Mitsotakis

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  10. Athens hopes lower bond yields strengthen case for reducing fiscal targets
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    EconomyProgramme

    over the weekend that the issue has already been raised with the country’s official lenders... of the target below 3.5 percent of GDP. Greece has committed to this fiscal goal up to 2023... relief measures by the eurozone, Greece currently has highly concessional terms. Interest payments

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