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Next government in strong position to decouple presidential vote from snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshas essentially put an end to this scenario as 224 MPs voted in favour of decoupling... under the next Parliament in order for this part of the constitution to change. All in all, 49 proposals for changes to the constitution were put to MPs on Thursday. Of these, 16 were supported
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Newsletter 200 -29/03/2019
, who felt that the terms put forward by the government were too generous and would have a damaging... must have in order to be eligible, for a single this should not be higher than 12,500 euros gross... and help banks clear NPLs from their balance sheets. He stressed that the main criteria put forward
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Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party
PoliticsGreek Politicsand it was decided that he would not be put forward. The explanation given by government officials at the time... like to put forward. There have been suggestions that he might opt for a figure from the centre-left... of the Novartis investigation. The previous SYRIZA government is accused of interfering in the probe in order
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Calls for measures to lessen impact of Thomas Cook collapse in Greece
EconomyFeatureswith repatriation plans put in place by British authorities, and that extra flights had been put in place to ease... would be explored in order for hotels to recoup their losses from Thomas Cook. The Greek Tourism
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be increased from 12 to 15 and parties will be able to put members of the diaspora on their lists... on Wednesday means that a special electoral roll will be put together comprising of Greeks who have... on the electoral register but decided not to insist on this in order to reach a compromise that could secure
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Newsletter 227 -08/11/2019
will buoy ratings The government’s latest tax bill was put to public consultation on Thursday, providing... passed by the government last week will introduce greater order. Nevertheless, the angry reactions in some parts of the country to the transfers has put the government on edge as ND fears
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoraand women, as a subsequent Eurogroup president intimated, in order to avert a messy default that was just..., to be the next Greek president. Tsipras thought that he would put New Democracy under pressure by choosing... was unwilling to put any of this at risk as he strived to get elected. He allowed members
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Change (KINAL) have put forward their proposal for employment subsidies for around 1 million... after being put through a fast-track public consultation during the March lockdown. The bill covers... that Mitsotakis may be seeking to broaden the range of his team in order to absorb the anticipated shocks
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicssector as far as Novartis was concerned but that it did not stretch beyond that. “But SYRIZA put... the developments as an opportunity not only to put this issue to bed, but also to step up its attack... also argued that the company admitted that it bribed officials in order to “influence the decisions
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policylaw. The two sides urged Turkey to abide by international law and put an immediate end to its illegal and provocative actions. Athens is trying to put an emphasis on its cooperation with Arab countries, especially the UAE, in order to deliver a convincing response to what it sees as unilateral actions
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