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  1. Main residence draft law shows signs of compromise in several areas

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    of the new framework suggest that Athens has compromised in several areas, while retaining some... on the payment culture in Greece. Despite the pressure from the lenders, the government has retained... of the draft law has been watered down in comparison to what the government initially proposed

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  2. Economic sentiment stays at 101.3 in March
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    2018. Compared to March 2018, the ESI has increased by 2.1 points. Consumer confidence improved by 1.7 points month-on-month and came to -31.6 in March. Compared to March 2017, consumer confidence has..., industry confidence has improved by 1 point. The services index continued to strengthen and rose

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  3. Tsipras makes new push to dominate Greek centre-left
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the ideological battle lines for the special vehicle that has been created in order to boost... this by focussing on policy areas they think will appeal to such voters, e.g. education, SYRIZA has... the alliance are due to be announced on Tuesday. However, what is going at the moment has a longer-term

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  4. Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
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    EconomyProgramme

    Greek authorities appear to be working in parallel on the two goals Athens has set following..., which also led to the activation of almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures, has paved the way... Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling has already indicated that he would support such a decision

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  5. Unemployment rate edged up again in Jan, reaching 18.5 pct
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Unemployment has now remained below 19 percent for six consecutive months. After December’s upward revision... showed that the number of unemployed has risen by 3,990, or 0.5 percent month-on-month. On an annual... (pps) year-on-year and came to 23.6 percent. This figure has been in decline since the high of 31.6

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  6. Athens holds fire on debt schemes, prepares tax relief measures
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    EconomyProgramme

    of the bill has been held up because the government is still negotiating with the institutions over a similar scheme for unpaid taxes. According to reports, the lenders insist that there has to be a form... to settle their dues in 18 to 120 instalments. Any debt that has been accrued up to the end of 2018

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  7. Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and noted that the German politician has backed the idea of lowering Greece’s primary surplus... the idea of distributing a “social dividend” at Christmas, as the government has done for the past three... be noted that support for SYRIZA has risen by 0.5 point since March, while there has been no change

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    be re-assessed based on the prevailing conditions. It has not all been plain sailing... Minister Tassos Petropoulos noted that the 13th pension is not a benefit and, as such, has to be taxed. Opinion polls Three opinion polls published over the weekend suggest that New Democracy still has

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