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Clearer roadmap for completion of third programme emerging
EconomyProgrammethat there is no set date for the start of the programme which the IMF has approved on principle... are that Greece achieves the reform targets that have been set, and the European partners agreeing to the debt... to issue the first 12-month T-bill since 2010, aiming to raise 1 billion euros with a coupon of 1.5
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policy, which would allow the finalisation of Block 1 in the Ionian Sea, where hydrocarbon research is already... been set as a prerequisite by Albania's president Ilir Meta, who last month rejected the possibility... of the minority that are being monitored by Athens and the Council of Europe. The two foreign ministers are set
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Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
EconomyProgrammefor the Greek government to abandon the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts that were agreed last year... at the Finance Ministry to deliver to Tsipras by the end of July a set of proposals for the 700 million euros in tax cuts that Greece will be allowed to make next year. The prime minister has asked for a set
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader is set to build on this when he delivers his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair... elections in 2019 if the 1 percent of GDP reduction in pension expenditure has to go ahead. The other... and set the date for early elections. Although the timing of the next national vote
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Newsletter 171 -20/07/2018
council discussed on Tuesday the measures that the prime minister will announce. The package is set... the government who feel that Tsipras should not countenance holding elections in 2019 if the 1 percent... as the perfect opportunity for Tsipras to announce an end to their partnership and set the date for early
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The legal framework and latest developments in international investment arbitration
Legalof capital (Articles 267 and 344 TFEU), and the principle of non-discrimination set forth in Article 18... such arbitration is also incompatible with Article 18(1) of the TFEU, which enshrines the principle of non... it before the competent national courts and ask them to apply the Achmea ruling to set aside the award
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
Tsipras sticking to course PM seems set on passing name deal and then calling snap elections... that the current set of decision makers have a higher standard of ethics than their predecessors. Tsipras... was the equivalent of 1 percent of GDP, or 1.8 billion euros. Athens expects that it will beat its
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Increase of 11 pct in minimum wage to have knock-on effect in economy
Economyeuros currently, effective from February 1. This represents a rise of close to 11 percent... compared to the one set up in 2012. The increase is much more substantial for those under 25, who... to two monthly salaries annually. The daily wage of single unskilled worker is now set at 29.03 euros
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsis to vote for the conservatives. The KINAL leader also set out the conditions under which her party...), it is questionable whether Gennimata would have the ability to follow the plan she set out. She... for SYRIZA was at 22.5 percent (which is 1 point higher than a month earlier). Backing for New Democracy
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Debt relief measures move ahead as Athens prepares to use fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeGreece has received the green light for the latest round of debt relief measures and is set to move... the 103-million-euro step-up margin paid by Greece for the period between 1 January and 17 June 2018... did not meet with any opposition from other eurozone member states. The government’s plans were set
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