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  1. Labour laws already emerging as key issue for next bailout review

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Even though the first review of Greece’s third bailout has barely concluded, attention is already... explained on Monday, the government has a considerable list of prior actions it has to complete... last summer, the government has to conduct a “consultation process led by a group of independent

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  2. SYRIZA not entirely behind plans for changes to constitution, electoral system
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the impact of the measures it adopted. However, not everyone within SYRIZA has been convinced... is enough. The largest faction within the leftist party, the 53, has just issued a statement calling on the government to move forward with the “major structural reforms that the Left has always supported

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  3. Tsipras aims for new alliances and EU changes after Brexit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in the wake of developments in the UK were not particularly encouraging. Italy has apparently been... Schaeuble has reportedly drawn up a post-Brexit plan that envisages stricter budget rules. Athens... that the EU has to adjust quickly or face the emergence of more division within its ranks. However, he also

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  4. Tsipras travels to China hoping to fulfil ambition of closer Sino-Greek ties
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Minister Alexis Tsipras now has an ideal opportunity to try to achieve this as he heads for a visit... to Zou, adding Greece's experience and openness in marine-related sectors has made maritime cooperation... to Chinese interest for further investment in the country. The tourism sector is also a field that has paved

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  5. Coalition's proposal for PR electoral system unlikely to clinch supermajority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ) of the bonus for the election winner and, to a lesser extent the reduction in the voting age, has... move” and said the socialists would not back it. PASOK has found itself in a difficult position over... (9 MPs) has said it will back the proposal on the table, while the intentions of Golden Dawn (18 MPs

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  6. Athens takes Turkish foreign policy pivot in its stride, sticks to Egypt, Israel goal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    since last November. For Greek diplomats these moves suggested at first glance that Turkey has decided to take a more pragmatic stance in its foreign policy approach. The Greek side has long been aware... to Turkish security, Greece has been expecting Ankara to change its stance and seek to restore relations

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  7. Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government has tweaked the electoral reform bill, hoping that a minor change will increase its... that the change would be effective immediately but the coalition has now cleared up any doubts. Should... votes, the Union of Centrists another 9 and KKE 15, taking the total to 177. Golden Dawn, which has

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  8. Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Thanasis Theoharopoulos, who was elected on a PASOK ticket, has also said he will vote for a change of electoral system. Even if the government gains the support of Golden Dawn (which has yet to clarify its stance), it still appears to be three votes short of the 200-mark. This has led

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  9. Greece treads carefully, hoping to avoid blowback from failed coup in Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and concern, although Athens has more reason than most to be wary of what ramifications the botched... Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of the failed coup but on the other has to be careful not to allow... position has been that the eight officers were involved in an attempt against the democratically

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  10. Unpopular but effective property tax returns for another year

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The single property tax (ENFIA) has become one of the most contentious taxes in Greece, adding a notable burden to Greek households since its launch in 2014. However, ENFIA has a relatively high... of personal income tax forms (E1) clearance, the process for the calculation of ENFIA has started

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