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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe end of the programme in 2018. The commissioner made a point during his press conference... that there are differences between the IMF and European lenders on what fiscal targets Greece should be set after.... “We will need to find a realistic path forward,” he said in Brussels. “The IMF has a point
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agoraout of the way means there is just one more inspection ahead. Although it is set to involve more... but it will represent a psychological turning point. For the first time since the initial memorandum... on the last point are well-founded. The SYRIZA-led coalition is promoting the idea of a clean exit
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeaturesin excessive drug costs. As it happens, 2010 marks an inflexion point for the Greek health care sector.... Public spending on pharmaceuticals came in for particular attention. Hard limits were set at 2.44... Administration (EOF). Targets were set for increasing the use of cheaper generic drugs in public hospitals
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Mixed picture for government after first day of talks with creditors
EconomyProgrammesources, the issue of calling off next year’s pension cuts was raised. The Greek side reportedly set out... aspect of the pension reductions, which is a point that the International Monetary Fund has... by the end of September. Lenders are due to set out how they will reduce their ratio of bad loans
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Newsletter 182 -9/11/2018
strategy for SYRIZA. year and then by 1 point each of the following years until it reaches 25... the pressing fiscal targets have remained. The collection of measures set to be unfurled by the government... (EC) issued on Thursday its regular autumn forecasts for 2018. The Commission makes a point
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
Polls point to ND dominance Kyriakos Mitsotakis expected to become PM and start legislating... as polls point to an outright majority for New Democracy. legislation to Parliament within a few days.... According to the timeline set out in the piece, Mitsotakis envisages being sworn in as prime minister
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
in the upcoming parliamentary vote. This means that she will receive The Prime Minister has managed to set.... The prime minister is set to be less successful in his effort to get the 200 votes needed to change..., it gains an extra 20 seats. The bonus then increases by one MP for each 0.5 percentage point the party
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis year. However, this plan is now set to be shelved, with the prime minister saying... percentage point each year so that it reaches 20 percent by the end of New Democracy’s four-year term... percentage point reduction for employers and employees alike. Again, the aim would be to reduce the total
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Newsletter 270 -23/10/2020
the protocols set out by the authorities. They also noted that over the last week, around 50 pct... permanent hires in the national health service and improving intensive care facilities, a point... in accordance with the Harmonized European Review Policy as set out in the Eurostat methodological manual
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Greece's EU journey: Solidarity hard to come by, but two-way approach also lacking
Agorafor Greece’s accession to the European Economic Community in 1975, often used to point out to his European counterparts. His point was clear: that his country, the birthplace of democracy and of Europe’s... skeptical European leaders to set aside their concerns and allow Greece to join their club in 1981. Two
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