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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politicscommittee set up to assess the prosecution case against him, Triantopoulos asked to face justice... to the PM summoned to testify as witnesses. Legal experts also point out that the inquiry could result..., where New Democracy holds the majority, looks set to refer Triantopoulos’s request to Parliament
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration
PoliticsGreek Politicsmade a point of emphasising that he wants a return to electoral normality and for the government... its debts. According to the latest set of accounts, ND’s debts increased by 55 million euros last... the country’s financial institutions with a similar set of accounts. The leftists suggested
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PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicswill mark a turning point in its deteriorating relationship with Greek voters. At the heart... 10,000 and 16,000 euros, replacing the current 22 percent minimum rate; and shifting the entry point... marginal rates for earners in the 40–50k band. Together, these adjustments are set to deliver annual
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Last man standing
Agorawas well below what the circumstances demanded. He might point to the pettiness of his rivals but a would-be prime minister has to start showing at some point that he is a cut above the rest. While SYRIZA... the building's front gates during a melee with police. At the point which Greece has reached, SYRIZA
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
January figure of 3.85 billion as an indicative point, the revenue shortfall could be reduced... supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one point during his speech. Without... minister would involve political compromises. Tsipras set out on this road in earnest after the June
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Newsletter 20 - 20/03/2015
to a reaffirmation of the February 20 Eurogroup requiring Greece and its creditors to agree on a set... with the technical teams sent to Athens has been limited, a major point of friction was created when... and not vice versa is a key point of departure. The chancellor phoned him on Monday afternoon and he
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
before Greeks go to their polling stations. Meimarakis made a point of meeting parliamentary speaker Zoi... in implementing the programme is not lost, especially since he is set to win the snap elections and will likely..., 61-year-old career politician Evangelos Meimarakis, has made a point of saying he will renew
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Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment
Economyclause at the beginning of the year. For 2016, the deteriorating performance is set to continue since... key figures for each pension fund that point to a bleak outlook for the social security sector... grants supplementary pensions and the latest figures point to 1.09 million pensions, with a monthly
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policythe pair met last week. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided to set aside the unstable... counterpart, Nikola Poposki, did not discuss the name issue, as “there was no point” given... at the most difficult point in the refugee crisis. Amid new concerns over how the crisis will evolve
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
on the debt issue beyond what was set out in the May Eurogroup statement. Moreover... figures for the eight months up to August still point to a drop of 7.9 percent in building permits... the limits of austerity demands on Greece. What is rather uncertain at this point is the amount
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