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Athens gears up for Cyprus talks, expecting progress rather than agreement
PoliticsForeign Policymedia, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will go to Geneva. Britain has said it would be represented... in Geneva will conclude with a firm agreement. Firstly, it appears that Erdogan has decided... The Greek premier has already informed his European counterparts, including British Prime Minister
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Athens warms to idea of eurozone going it alone after Schaeuble IMF comment
EconomyProgramme(ESM) and the Europeans should find a way to impose what has been agreed more effectively, which... of the review without the adoption of new measures.” The Greek official added that “the view that Europe has... government were overtaken by the keenness that has been expressed for some time by coalition officials
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Papandreou returns as PASOK seeks revival
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter enjoying a modest revival in the opinion polls, PASOK has built further momentum by welcoming...-left alliance given that DIMAR has virtually disappeared from the political map and KIDISO ceased... public discussion this weekend in Thessaloniki. It could be that Papandreou’s return to PASOK has
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Tsipras poised for concessions with lenders, sets snap polls aside
PoliticsGreek Politicswith its lenders and conclude the second review, the government has said it is willing to extend..., it seems that the government has in mind an extension of the fiscal brake so it applies after the end... what these measures might be but there has been much speculation in recent days about
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Tsipras dismisses snap polls and new measures as review deal hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politics, appeared adamant that Athens should not have to go beyond what has already been agreed in order.... It is not clear that this plan has the approval of everyone on the lenders’ side, particularly among... him to make a major concession and vote through Parliament new measures, which even today he has
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Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
Societyassociation has found. The research, conducted by the Small Enterprises’ Institute (IME.... The report noted that the measure allowing citizens pay their overdue taxes in 100 instalments has... expenditure has increased for household bills, health and medicines (for the third consecutive year
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish military officers who fled Turkey after July’s coup attempt has created great uncertainty about.../multilateral matters of this decision, which we consider has been taken for political motives... has many times in the past accused Greece for giving shelter and even trained PKK militants. Athens
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Greece worst of 36 countries for patient rights in healthcare
Society, Lithuania etc, no other country has reported a more severe decrease in healthcare spend.” However...”. “Greece has markedly changed its traditional habit as [an] eager and early adopter of novel... to the branded drugs,” it said. “What has partially changed in Greece is the readiness to adopt new
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Lack of clarity across the board highlights review impasse
PoliticsGreek Politicsa speech at the LSE in London, an event that has been planned for some time. His decision to go ahead with the LSE event has not been officially explained although it could be a sign that either Athens... Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, to take the initiative. It is clear that the stalled review has
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Athens grapples with awkward reduction of tax-free threshold
EconomyProgrammeof the personal income tax base largely through a reduction in the tax-free threshold. This matter has.... The IMF has repeatedly stressed that more than half of Greek wage earners are exempt from paying..., the reduction in the tax-free threshold is one of the measures that the government has agreed
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