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Capital controls to ease further from the beginning of September
EconomyMacroeconomybank than the one they currently have an account with and the opening of a bank account by a natural... switched to paying by card rather than cash, and deposits in the banking system stabilised. Deposit... have been useful in encouraging the use of electronic payments rather than cash, BoG has noted
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Coalition faces demanding September on reform, fiscal and economic fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscould end with growth of more than 1.5 percent. September is also a crucial month for public... than the target, fuelling fears that taxpayers may not be able to bear the heavy tax burden in the second half of the year, with more than seven billion euros due by the end of the year.
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakos accused SYRIZA of trying to please its grassroots supporters rather than putting forward well... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given..., the margin of error in the opinion poll was particularly large (more than 20 points in some cases
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PM hopes to avoid stumbling blocks amid numerous outstanding review actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens will not contribute any more than 1.1 billion euros and that this will be spread over 10... delay in completing the review, so that a staff-level agreement comes early next year rather than... than he would like. What Tsipras wants to avoid is a standoff with the institutions and grumbling
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US view on Greece proving constant amid change
Agorathan Belgium or Luxembourg, it is impossible not to ensure that you can defend yourself... approach to geopolitical issues on its southeastern flank seem more of an afterthought than a concerted... ties rather than just fighting fires. Despite a sudden change of direction in the White House
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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdistribution of the rewards of the imminent economic recovery than New Democracy. During Tuesday’s press... and dividends, rather than for workers. Tsipras also pointed to agreements with the creditors... of Greek society than any administration led by Mitsotakis and his party.
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsscheme. Nobody earning more than 18,000 euros a year will receive any assistance, while the one-off... redistributed this year is more than twice the 617 million euros handed out last December to pensioners... leadership, which attracted more support than many experts expected, and from accusations
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Orthodox Christianity survey reveals strong influence on Greek society
Societystrong, at 70 percent, standing closer to levels reported in the former USSR than in European countries... authority than the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, even though the latter is traditionally known... of Greeks said that abortion should be illegal, higher than the average of 45 percent. Among all countries
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Clock ticks on prior actions as coalition searches for solution on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsto convince the institutions to hold off on this measure for another year rather than to scrap the discount... of vulnerable groups. The aim is for no more than around 3,500 people to be left in the island’s hot spots by the end of the year, rather than some 7,500, which was the case until last week.
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Budget passed but coalition handouts draw attention
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the disbursement of more than 5 billion euros in funding. Handouts However, the coalition appears... dividend, which resulted in 1.3 million applicants receiving more than 700 million euros, the coalition... to total no more than 20 million euros), reports suggest that the lenders are annoyed with the government
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