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New fiscal measures aim to edge Greece closer to deal with lenders
EconomyMacroeconomyand pension reforms. On the fiscal front, the government has reportedly proposed a new set measures... list submitted in late March, MoF sources told Kathimerini that the current estimate has now been... to food and medicines. Greece currently has two main VAT rates of 13 and 23 percent and a lower rate
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Greece prepared to move on pension, labour reforms but details to be decisive
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot settle matters between Greece and the institutions but suggests that progress has been made... that Greece will seek to complete the programme review that has been pending since last September... review has been completed. 2. Pensions: “They notably discussed the importance of reforms to modernise
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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicswas particularly aggressive in her questioning towards ERT’s would-be CEO, Lambis Tagmatarchis, who has served in a senior role at the broadcaster before and has had run-ins with the employees’ union... election pledges that he is in a position to keep. He also has a chance to show that he is genuinely
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SYRIZA prepares to debate deal as Tsipras's options narrow
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the International Monetary Fund, when Athens has to transfer about 300 million euros. SYRIZA’s parliamentary... that even this can be achieved if lenders, as has been reported, are not prepared to commit to debt..., where European Central Bank president Mario Draghi who said that there has to be a credible
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Athens and Skopje press ahead with confidence measures despite uncertainty
PoliticsForeign Policyof the Albanian party DUI. Additionally, the Greek Foreign Minister has revealed that he and his... sources. Neither side has revealed what these CBMs may include. Kotzias, however, said on Thursday that these measures will have a “European dimension.” Athens in fact has already approached the European
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Greece makes new proposals in search for deal acceptable to lenders and MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent but short of the lenders’ preferred target of 2 percent. From what is known so far, Athens has... of what Greece has proposed on this issue are not known but the plan is likely to be a variation of what... his lawmakers to accept it in the knowledge that the agreement has been made on lenders’ terms
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Lenders dismiss Greek proposals but SYRIZA also ups pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicslenders are demanding. Greece has reportedly offered to achieve a primary surplus of 0.75 percent of GDP..., the Greek side has not confirmed there was such a specific commitment, merely that it would put forward... secure concessions on these points, he has a much better chance of ensuring that SYRIZA sticks
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A Greek proposal that deserves to be heard
Agorawas probably the most sensible piece of work that has been produced. Although it has not been admitted... euros are outstanding from the first programme and 11.6 billion from the second. The proposal has... the established procedure of profits return, just for the entire SMP holdings. The IMF has not only already
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PASOK elects new leader, hopes to stop slide and regroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEx-minister Fofi Gennimata has been elected the new leader of PASOK as the socialist party... popularity has plummeted is that less than 50,000 people voted for the three candidates on Sunday... fortunes. Apart from seeing its support shrink over the past few years, PASOK has also seen
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorathat highlight what has been done so far on the fiscal front and what is the current state of play. State... (4.5 billion) in the total figure since 2011, the respective figure relative to GDP has fallen by just.... Greece’s pension system still has room for improvement and reform. It is crucial that there is a clear
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