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No imminent decision on pension cuts as Athens moves ahead with minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammethe draft budget to Greek Parliament on October 1, and then to the European Commission two weeks later
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Another austerity fighter to bite the dust
Agoraof budget deficits, including action on state debt levels. This led to what is widely perceived
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societyto give more autonomy to institutions over their budget and student intake. He is also strongly
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With eye on elections, Tsipras talks up public sector hirings
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the Help at Home scheme. He said these hirings would not burden the budget as funding
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What Greece imports and why
EconomyFeaturesfactories which would have entailed the purchase of new machinery. In the draft budget submitted
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Pension deal rekindles speculation about election date
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government getting its way over the pension cuts that had been lined up for 2019, but which will no longer be included in next year’s budget, has rekindled speculation about when Alexis Tsipras would prefer to hold elections. In a recent TV interview, the prime minister insisted that he wants
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Tsipras talks up 'positive' measures but polls show little impact so far
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEmboldened by the success of rescuing pensions from further cuts next year and delivering a budget for 2019 that includes 910 million euros in “positive” measures, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras taunted his political rivals on Thursday even though opinion polls have yet to show any change in voters
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.4 bln in Sept, with total stock exceeding 104 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Based on the latest budget’s GDP estimation of 185.66 billion for 2018, the debt pile corresponds
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CPI up by 1 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyprojection in the budget sees the HICP rising by 0.8 percent in 2018.
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To Potami tries to quash speculation about stance on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politics. During Friday’s debate in Parliament regarding the 2019 budget, conservative MP Sofia Voultepsi
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