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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPavlopoulos, who was interior minister in Karamanlis’s government and one of the former New Democracy’s.... There is a danger that the memorandum inquiry and the Georgiou probe will fuel populist
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek Politicsof around 750 million euros’ worth of tax cuts and social spending increases. Pensions However, one... in fiscal terms since the 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target is not in danger. Nevertheless... Interior Minister Panos Skourletis to take on the job but that the latter is reluctant to do so
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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost
PoliticsGreek Politicsstatements, Tsiodras warned that the virus still poses a danger, and “things can quickly get out... with Albania, noting that border crossings by Greeks and permanent residents were one of the factors... epidemiological criteria. More measures have not been ruled out, while the Interior Minister
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Athens ticking off prior actions one by one as EU keeps close watch
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the pension system. One of the key issues likely to come up during Moscovici’s visit on Tuesday... for a married couple, 412,500 euros for a married couple with one child and 450,000 euros for a couple
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomythat this specific category of audits is the only one that beats the target.... increase in the cumulative debt reflects payments against ‘old’ debt, which amounted to 852 million so
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomy, from one of 225 million euros in the draft budget. The 2015 budget does not incorporate new measures... a positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsto vote “present” (similar to abstaining) in one of the ballots after some prevarication over what... that Erdogan can be portrayed as the villain of the piece and Turkey as a so-called “pirate” state... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling
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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politics. The issue of voters’ data being properly protected was one of the key topics of debate when the postal vote... that voters’ personal information was given to one of the ruling party’s MEPs undermines further... given the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyexports to cover the EU’s energy needs. Greece is one of the few EU member states that has constructed LNG infrastructure and is one of the European gateways for the US imports. "Whichever way we... on the Greek side since the contractor missed the deadline to deliver it by the end of 2021. The Greek
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Greek-Turkish tensions flare over Turkey’s bid to join SAFE
PoliticsForeign Policybeen hijacked by one or two countries, like Greece. These countries have nothing to do... in our regulation to make sure that no third country can contravene the interests of one of our member... stipulates that “involvement of the contractor or subcontractor in the common procurement does
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