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Govt brings energy saving to forefront as cost of support set to skyrocket
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers set to meet on September 9 to discuss bloc-wide interventions, the government in Athens... leading up to the TIF announcements, however energy is set to absorb the lion’s share of spending.... Meanwhile, government sources say the PM intends to set the tone by emphasising the unprecedented
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The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
Agoraspeaks of is not a formal doctrine but a set of ideas derived from the experience of governing the city... for helping to transform the city, which has high historic, cultural and economic significance... dependent in areas where public control is necessary for resilience. He proposes instead a set
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Lenders set out 49 milestones for Greece to meet before next bailout tranche
EconomyProgramme. The current set of prior actions involves: 1) Integration into the Unified Auxiliary Insurance Fund (ETEA... percent discount for energy-intensive users. After the completion of the first set of milestones, a second
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 2016 budget was passed relatively comfortably on Saturday, with all 153 coalition MPs voting for the economic plan, but attention is quickly shifting to the next set of prior actions that Greece.... It should be pointed out, though, that the creation of a task force to set up the new fund is one
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Athens set for 6.7 bln bailout tranche, talks on post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammerequire ministerial decisions and are set to be settled before the European Stability Mechanism’s... a “Framework for Growth and Stability,” making use of the terms already set out for the ESM’s Precautionary
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek Politicscabinet meeting will be an opportunity for the prime minister to set out his ideas for the government... will unveil a set of fiscal policies aimed at changing the mood among voters. Pension cuts Tsipras
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Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politics. This meeting is set to take place in the wake of the institutions issuing their first post-programme report... of the draft budget in the Greek Parliament. The coalition looks set to be in the embarrassing
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Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government appears set to table in Parliament on Friday the draft law for the new framework governing the protection of primary residences from foreclosure without necessarily first... should not be eligible. The government had set the limit at 65,000 euros. The scheme would cover up
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Lenders set to highlight reform delays, leaving fiscal gap concerns until after elections
EconomyProgramme’s 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target is set to be challenged in the institutions’ report... made since the second enhanced surveillance report earlier this year will be set out, the latest
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Lockdown set to be extended as political friction continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to play it safe and extend Covid-19 restrictions on the advice of experts as Greece battles to keep the pandemic at bay after the festive period. Kathimerini reported on Friday that the authorities are set to extend the latest, stricter lockdown for another week
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