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Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsin March or April), some ANEL MPs may not toe the party line and could either abstain or even vote... to call snap elections in May since his cooperation with Kammenos will have run its course. Opinion
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Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
EconomyProgrammeReport (the 2018 edition was published in May) shows the Greek pension system is on the way to being... problems and send a negative message to the markets as investors may perceive it as a sign that Greece
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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
on society and growth-friendly, without needing to cut pensions.” Athens, though, may be convincing its... message to the markets as investors may perceive it as a sign that Greece is being allowed to roll back
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
in February or March, with the vote due in March or April. The vote may provide Kammenos an opportunity... Agreement and then call snap elections for May, which is thought to be his target anyway. Moody’s keeps
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Greece moves closer to lifting all capital controls as limits on cash withdrawals removed
EconomyMacroeconomyto 5,000 euros in banks not located in Greece. The amount of euros or foreign currency that may... controls as part of his political pledges should he come to power. The MoF announced on May 2017
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may agree to its request to scrap the pension cuts that are due to be implemented from the start of next... was only necessary for Greece to meet its 3.5 percent primary surplus target in 2019 and that it may
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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may agree to its request... to cancel the pension cuts, if the creditors approve the request. Tsakalotos suggested that there may
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Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
Economyin May 2016, known as the Katrougalos law, named after the then labour minister. The law introduced... the CoS decision in June 2015 and the Katrougalos law in May 2016 for which pensioners have a legitimate
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With eye on elections, Tsipras talks up public sector hirings
PoliticsGreek Politicsin May, before or at the same time as the European Parliament and local votes, because SYRIZA is likely... with this strategy are that SYRIZA may have to govern as a minority government for a few months as its junior
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Tsipras encounters obstacle in efforts to secure church deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsand remove the priests from the payroll, a move which it has the authority to carry out. This may... Movement for Change (KINAL), at the next elections. SYRIZA may hope that by bringing these cases back
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