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  1. Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling for the minimum wage to be raised to 800 euros and for the consumption tax on fuel to be lowered as counter-measures to confront the wave of inflation troubling Greek...

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  2. ND, SYRIZA put squeeze on KINAL as centre-left party's poll rise continues
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Following its recent impressive rise in the opinion polls, centre-left KINAL finds itself at the centre of political machinations as both New Democracy and SYRIZA attempt to impede its advance, which has created doubt about when the next elections will ...

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  3. Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Although it is still largely absorbed by its leadership contest, which is not due to conclude until early September, recent events have prompted SYRIZA to take a more aggressive stance regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership. The left-wing party was...

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  4. State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
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    EconomyBanking

    The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) formally launched last week the process of divesting its small participation in the share capital of Eurobank. This set in motion HFSF's plan to dispose of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to...

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  5. Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...

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  6. Athens set to profit from falling borrowing costs as yields drop ahead of review completion
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    EconomyFeatures

    risk started to subside and the returns began looking attractive as the rest of the euro area... for Greek debt is also reflected on the 3-month and 6-month treasury bills that the Greek government has.... The stock of treasury bills stands at just under 15 billion euros and rollovers capturing

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  7. Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
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    EconomyProgramme

    a reduction in the tax break (for salary-earners and pensioners) from 2,100 euros to 1,500 euros to be applied to all incomes. Until now, the whole tax break applies for annual income up to 21,000 euros... and pensioners declare annual income below 20,000 euros, meaning that a lowering of the tax break would

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  8. SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , will be put to the test. Opposition parties calling for votes of no confidence in Greek governments... since the crisis began. The government will seek to redirect the discussion to more practical

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  9. What lies at the heart of differences over Greek banks' capital needs?
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    Economy

    that banks are relying on the media for clues regarding the stress test results, which put capital needs... of troika negotiations, which began on Monday, the Blackrock exercise may be set aside, leaving

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  10. Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
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    Society

    before the country’s economic problems began. The paper highlights five key areas that require...) Improving welfare Economic recovery, even once firmly established, should not be expected to quickly put

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