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  1. Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Individuals will be able to withdraw a lump sum of up to 1,800 euros per calendar month from September 1 as part of government moves to further relax the capital controls in place since 2015. This is an expansion on the lump sum of 840 euros every two weeks which is the limit currently in place

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  2. Coalition banks on surplus transfers, waits for Hellenikon verdict
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    2041 or 1.4 billion per year on average over a 25-year period. The Central Archaeological Council (KAS) has been deliberating for several weeks whether potential ancient finds on the site should lead

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  3. Trust in Greek banking system shaky, survey suggests
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    EconomyBanking

    to 1,800 euros per calendar month rather than 840 euros every two weeks. However, critics pointed out

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  4. Coalition approves multi-bill in Parliament, Tsipras picks up extra MP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The coalition sailed through a vote on the vast multi-bill that it submitted to Parliament just last week despite various moments of friction within government ranks over the last few weeks... would be losing a total of 48 million euros per year. Tsipras also denied the change to the strike

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  5. Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review

    EconomyProgramme

    concerns over the last few weeks that the Greek government is behind in the implementation of the 88... the Financial Times that Greece would be subject to three or four inspections per year by European

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  6. Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
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    EconomyProgramme

    as it is due to be an election year. The coalition’s official position, as per statements made by Tsakalotos in the past weeks, has been that the reductions to retirement pay are not a subject

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  7. No imminent decision on pension cuts as Athens moves ahead with minimum wage increase
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    EconomyProgramme

    the draft budget to Greek Parliament on October 1, and then to the European Commission two weeks later... in the wages that were set in 2016, which were set at 780 euros per month. There will be another

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  8. Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
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    Society

    . The committee’s report noted that despite spending more per student than any country in Europe... as encouraging vigilantism. With the debate escalating in recent weeks, former university rector

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  9. Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018

    Newsletters

    , the challenge in the coming weeks will be to either secure at least 151 votes (i.e. six more MPs than SYRIZA... annual bonus reinstated that would bring the total to 800 million euros per year on an ongoing basis

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  10. Institutions wrap up talks with focus on NPLs, primary residences and budget

    EconomyProgramme

    Discussions between the Greek government and the institutions were due to draw to a close on Thursday, leaving Athens with 2-3 weeks to complete the 16 reforms that are pending as part of the second... it from the current 586 euros per month to just over 630. The committee of experts assigned to make

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