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Watchdog raid strains testy relationship between banks and govt
EconomyBankingand the country’s banks was written on Thursday when the Competition Commission raided the headquarters... in Thursday’s operation. The administration stresses that it is the role of the watchdog to safeguard... recently called the Greek banking system a misfiring engine and a drag on the country’s efforts to reach
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Constitutional changes and Tsipras's leadership under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe discussion about the changes to Greece’s constitution are in full flow ahead of next week’s vote on the revision, which is set to decouple the election of the country’s president from possible... the government’s plans, after some give-and-take, it indicated that it would back a revised proposal
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Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs approved nine changes to Greece’s constitution on Monday, the most notable of which was decoupling the election of the country’s president from the possibility of snap general elections. New Democracy’s proposal that up to five votes should be held in Parliament, with the last one requiring
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ND and SYRIZA set aside social dividend talk to focus on internal issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the year, in what form and who will benefit from the government’s handouts. Although the total excess... will likely be determined by November’s budget revenues. There appears to be a difference of opinion... to the much larger social dividends that SYRIZA distributed over the previous three years. The government’s
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Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
EconomyProgrammeWednesday’s Eurogroup is expected to result in eurozone finance ministers approving the conclusion... to be approved by some member states’ parliaments, including the German Bundestag’s economic affairs committee... agreed investments.” The eurozone official speaking in Brussels on Tuesday said that Greece’s request
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Govt delivers diaspora vote, leads polls but receives Hellinikon complaint
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next elections, especially given the lack of postal voting. Nevertheless, Wednesday’s vote... will be negatively dispossessed towards the older parties, especially as Greece’s economic difficulties...’s comfortable lead, the poll suggests that a wave of optimism has yet to sweep the country
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Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s budget vote is likely to wrap up the conservative government’s economic business... Democracy has been buoyed by the fact that its tax cuts have not put this year’s fiscal course at risk... that there is no fiscal gap. ND is relying on the same formula to ensure that next year’s budget, which foresees
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsto reduce taxes further. Tax cuts headlined New Democracy’s election campaign and have featured at the heart of the centre-right party’s policy making since it came to power in July. ND has already... on the government’s agenda going into the new year. Finance Ministry have told the local media
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ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs are due to begin debating on Wednesday the government’s proposed change to the electoral law, which is highly unlikely to gain the necessary level of support to avoid Greece’s next general... Greek Solution, have indicated that they will not back the government’s proposal. Greek Solution has 10
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsissues in the political debate this week as SYRIZA seeks to counter New Democracy’s attempt..., several policy areas in relation to which the public is displaying concern about New Democracy’s approach. SYRIZA is hoping that it can make social insurance one of the issues on which the public’s
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