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Parties vie for voters' attention as New Democracy prepares for congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut at home, the government and opposition election machinery was picking up speed. The coalition... funds. Picking up on the pledge he made at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) in September, Mitsotakis said the scheme would apply for taxpayers owing up to 3,000 euros in total, which he said would cover
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Private sector employees increase in 2018 along with average wage rise of 4.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyof all firms were classed as small operations with up to four employees. Firms employing between five and nine employees made up 14.1 percent of the total and those hiring between 10 and 49 employees... percent received a salary up to 1,000 euros, 19.9 percent between 1,000 and 1,500 euros and 15.7
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe break-up of the coalition. “We’ll be waiting for Mr [Kyriakos] Mitsotakis [New Democracy leader... in the judicial process to set up the affair with the aim of damaging its political opponents...’s comments as evidence which backs up their claim that the Novartis allegations are baseless
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General govt primary cash surplus at 7.62 bln in Nov, arrears fall by 42 mln
EconomyMacroeconomymonths of the year, up by 445 million euros compared to the same period last year, according... governments (+12 million euros). At 28.4 percent of the total, tax refund arrears of made up... dropped by 675 million to 19.63 billion, making up 5.5 percent of the total. In the year-to-date
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, would take. This was cleared up on Sunday, when he said that he is stepping down the government... leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to commit to tearing up the Prespes Agreement and not agreeing to Greece’s... in the run-up to the next elections. Timing of elections What is at stake in the coming days is how much room
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorapartner to govern. He rejected the option of teaming up with centrist To Potami because it was regarded... taking Tsipras believed. The deal was done very quickly. It had probably been wrapped up weeks... the exact opposite i.e. to “tear up” Greece’s memorandum (MoU) with its international lenders, Tsipras
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Looming vote on Prespes Agreement triggers political upheaval
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the name deal have ratcheted up political tension in Greece. New Democracy attacked SYRIZA... had no choice after a group of protestors tried to force their way up the steps in front... Dawn, which is an interpretation backed up by some eye witnesses and photographic evidence. Two
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Agorasides were able to reach an understanding, overcoming obstacles that had tripped up their predecessors... one vote (151/300). The Prespes Agreement is expected to be passed with the support of up to 153... will turn the other way and give up on efforts to join the EU and NATO, looking elsewhere for support
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PMI rises to 54.7 in March as first quarter comes to strong end
EconomyMacroeconomyup the recruitment processes as well, leading to the rate of job creation picking up to the highest... prices. Input buying also picked up pace as firms replaced depleted raw material stocks. Overall... as a result. "Meanwhile, inflationary pressures picked up. Encouragingly, firms were able to raise
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Summit to usher in a new stage of EU-China relations
Agoraannoyed by the fact that China has been dragging its feet in opening up its economy, but also by what... resolution of the European Parliament on EU-China relations, which brought up a number of “unpalatable.... But worse than the timing of the summit is a long list of structural challenges Europe is up against
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