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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
to sort out problems in the public sector that they inherited from previous governments. Yet, the man... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis... government, with Pavlopoulos as Interior Minister, issued a presidential decree that allowed fixed-term
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections in May, the prime minister has given the strongest public indication yet that he... fuelled on Monday by an amendment submitted to Parliament by the Interior Ministry. It aims... a parliamentary majority. The rule had been introduced in 2014 but the Interior Ministry argues
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsmandatory contribution to the party to 40 percent of their salary. More divisive issues are yet... the poor impression created by the raids, the government spokesman released photos from the interior... the Interior Ministry to the Ministry of Citizen Protection, essentially defining it as a public order
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ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politics. The existing law, which has not yet been put to the test in elections, requires Greeks who live abroad.... On Monday, Interior Minister Makis Voridis tabled a bill in Parliament lifting restrictions on Greeks voting... voters has so far gathered 300 registrations, out of what the Interior Ministry estimates
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
a considerable reform task ahead of it. The coalition has not yet tackled tricky issues like... been going on for the last few weeks but there has been no agreement yet. In the meantime, Greece faces...-building within Europe is also a problem for Greece. EU interior ministers were due to agree on Friday
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEurogroup and with the Greek government’s position yet to crystallise. Speaking to journalists during a visit to the Interior Ministry on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared to further... to the European Council on June 22 cannot yet be ruled out. This was highlighted by the way Athens responded
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
AgoraGeorgiou, the head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) had not even been appointed yet... to release poison into society to help their short-term political goals. It appears that Greeks have yet... the negotiations with the lenders and by selecting Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the interior minister during 2004-2009
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government under further pressure over the deadly accident, for which nobody has yet been held... pressure over the Tempe issue, we have not yet reached the point where his position is in direct... as the government tries to hit back against its opponents via the media. Another is Interior Minister
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be elected.” These accounts reinforce his portrayal of himself as embattled yet principled, securing..., this is the clearest signal yet that he is preparing to re‑enter the political arena...-Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis, who also refused. He insists he tried to ensure continuity
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