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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Washington last week, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras reportedly set out what the government’s key.... On pensions, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system... criticised by SYRIZA, which argues that it will put future retirees at risk. The proposal is set
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Newsletter 224 -25/10/2019
, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system by allowing... that it will put future retirees at risk. The proposal is set to be incorporated in the pension reform bill... the Eurogroup decision that settled the debt relief measures and set in motion the successful completion
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Greek govt gears for final Eurogroup of 2019, hoping for better terms
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has set its sights on the last Eurogroup of the year, hoping..., with long-term growth prospects set at just 0.9 percent. At this rate, the Fund calculates... the institutions on loosening the primary surplus targets set out in the debt relief agreement. The SMP
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Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019
the way for the Eurogroup to release the second set of debt relief measures worth 767 million euros... tax package put forward by the Greek administration will not set the agreed targets at risk... GFN-to-GDP threshold, set by the Eurogroup at 20 percent, in fact staying below 15 percent of GDP
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesof natural gas for heating and electricity has been in progress since the 1990s and is set on a path... survey thought it was important for the government to set ambitious renewable energy targets... emissions targets, the plan still falls short of the cuts set out by the IPCC as necessary for climate
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Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week and even though the upcoming review is set to be less stressful than previous ones.... The government has set a goal of 2 percent, but could be content with a 1 percentage point reduction... new pension bill, which is set to be put to public consultation this week. Speaking to Sunday’s
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
Fiscal proposals put forward Athens uses visit for fifth post-MoU review as opportunity to set out... review allowed the Greek government to set out its proposals on the fiscal front and in turn secure... government to set out its proposals on the fiscal front, where it hopes to gain more space in the months
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economyincreasingly gloomy about the impact of the coronavirus. The legislative act for the first set... paid leave for working parents. The government is working on a second set of measures to present... that the danger of growth coming in below 2 pct this year as opposed to the 2.8 pct set out in the budget is now
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ND to unveil more economic support as coronavirus restrictions are extended
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is gearing up for the announcement of a new set of measures to help struggling businesses as the lockdown looks set to stretch well into April. It was confirmed over the weekend... on Monday a new set of support measures aimed at broadening the scope of businesses and employees
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More fiscal measures, restrictions on movement mulled by govt as it rides high in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey pre-paid, a measure for which the government has set aside 1 billion euros as it tries to boost.... A new set of measures controlling people’s movements could be announced this weekend, according... for over-65s, according to some reports. The traffic police are also set to have a greater presence
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