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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicshas written to the Interior Ministry requesting a list of all officials involved in compiling... registered to vote in their countries of residence in last year’s national elections and has no bearing... with the incident, while also arguing that the leak has no bearing on the ongoing campaign
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Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
EconomyFeaturesin the number of taxpayers by 9 percent to 6.19 million in 2015, the declared income has fallen by 23.3 percent, while the tax due amount has increased by 10 percent over this period to 7.92 billion in 2015... euros in 2015. The number of taxpayers declaring an annual income between 20 and 50,000 euros has
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Gov't adopts patchwork of measures to overcome liquidity problems
EconomyProgramme, Greece has successfully rolled over 4.6 billion of 3- and 6-month T-Bills, which were covered by Greek banks and use of general government (gg) entities cash reserves. The European Central Bank has..., the amount of T-Bill rollovers is lower at 2.4 billion. March payments and beyond Greece has also
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High expectations and landmarks on road to privatisations in 2018
EconomyProgrammeof the Egnatia highway has a number of actions that are needed to move the project forward with key deliverables... of a financial closing by this December, which has a total cash consideration that exceeds 900 million euros. On other projects, the tender for the sale of 5 percent of OTE has been launched
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These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September
EconomyProgramme” the letter noted. The key deliverables that Greece has pledged in the context of the third Memorandum... as of September 1 has been signed on August 25. 9) Extend the 2015 claw back ceilings for diagnostics.... 20) Ensure that the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has access to administrative data
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
Economy. This was envisaged in the Eurozone Summit statement of last July and has been repeatedly identified..., not always with satisfactory results. It has a wide range of assets including stakes in listed and non... to CPH, namely those of Athens public transport companies (OASA, OSY and STASY), the Olympic
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Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions
EconomyProgrammelist of prior actions the Greek government has committed and sent to institutions on July 9... including Sundays. 14) Restructuring of Athens public transport (OASA). 15) Change in the legislation
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgrammeMechanism to release funding before August 20, when Greece has to meet the maturity of a 3.2-billion-euro...) Restructuring of Athens Public Transport Organisation (OASA). The schedule is for the agreement
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Wages, full-time employment feel deep impact of crisis, report shows
SocietyA large section of Greek society has experienced rapid impoverishment due to the crisis, labour... the research wing of the country’s biggest trade union federation has found. Half of the workforce..., Greece has seen the biggest percentage decline in social protection spending among the 15 western
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Revised 2021 budget sees bigger contraction, slower recovery and support of 31.4 bln euros
EconomyMacroeconomyrising by 1.7 pct. For next year, growth has been trimmed significantly, now coming short of 5 pct... On the fiscal front, the combined package to support the economy from the impact of pandemic has increased... million; and the subsidy of mortgage payments for the Bridge programme, which has a 280 million euros
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