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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
obligations. Alternate Finance Ministers Nadia Valavani and Dimitris Mardas held a press briefing... to new administration at the Finance Ministry, is the underperformance of the expected revenues from... stands at just 9 billion or 11.6 percent of total. Of this amount, the Finance Ministry aims
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A closer look at planned laws for unpaid taxes and home foreclosures
EconomyMacroeconomyresidencies. Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani gave a press briefing in mid-February outlining... of total. Of this amount, the Finance Ministry aims to collect revenues of at least one-third or 3..., Valavani said at a later stage that the Finance Ministry is considering a benefit, probably
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After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWhile the language and tone of eurozone finance ministers’ comments regarding Greece before... and its lenders over the weeks to come. Technical talks Firstly, the Dutch finance minister declared.... Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis made the first attempt in his press conference on Monday night
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Tsipras steps in amid concern deal with lenders slipping away
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe technical details the institutions are looking for. The strong criticism of Finance Minister Yanis... of eurozone finance ministers and prepare the government’s strategy for the talks ahead. The new round... by the institutions than Finance Ministry general secretary for fiscal policy Nikos Theocharakis, who has played
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Greece eyes temporary solution to liquidity problem from Brussels Group talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral government bodies, the Finance Ministry will not find it straightforward to find the funds... will be resolved – at least temporarily – before the next gathering of eurozone finance ministers... to pass a multi-bill of reforms included in the proposals made by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
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Eurogroup leaves Greece in limbo, with liquidity drying up
PoliticsGreek Politicsto bridge the gaps" between Greece and its lenders. A few days before the meeting of eurozone finance... council meeting on Tuesday. Instead, the Dutch finance minister emphasised the ECB’s independence... revenue administration and the settlement of NPLs. In his separate news conference, Greek Finance
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Newsletter 27 - 22/05/2015
. The Finance Ministry’s efforts this week seem to have focussed largely on putting forward an alternative... rebellion. suggestion of a dual rate for VAT, depending on the payment method. Finance Minister... programme, various Greek government representatives and eurozone finance ministers are engaged in a public
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
then finance minister, in late November. In particular, the government at that time had committed... of the benefit for low-income pensioners (EKAS) by incorporating property criteria. The finance... of documents or the recording of confidential proceedings of the Eurogroup of finance ministers all constitute
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Greece works on new proposals as EU rules out political deal on Monday
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Alekos Flambouraris confirmed on Saturday reports that the Finance Ministry is reworking Greece’s... of concessions would come from political leaders rather than finance minister or technocrats. Tusk... not been assessed or approved by their finance ministers. “The purpose of the summit is to make sure
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Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs voted in favour of the proposals, thereby authorising Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid... of these lawmakers voted against the proposals. The others were either absent (like ex-Finance Minister... in The Guardian, in which he argued that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble wants to oust Greece so he
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