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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials it is thought, who prefer for the vote to be put off until next year so that the economy has more... and put hundreds of jobs at risk by trying to block the mining project in northern Greece... alliance at the moment. The centre-left grouping is focussed on trying to develop its own political
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesof the crisis put a squeeze on all three funding streams roughly within the same time frame, throwing... in unemployment, put a big dent in employees’ and employers’ contributions into the social security system... of the crisis - Greece’s political parties have forgone the opportunity to engage on their own terms
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About last night
Agorathat will be created by ESM funds and Greece’s own resources will reach 24.1 billion euros, meaning Greece... for policy choices, at least those that have fiscal impact and can put targets in jeopardy. IMF and debt... minimum and take the least politically costly steps on the debt front will be put to the test
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The tie that binds
Agorato see Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put on a tie, as he had promised to do if he clinched a deal... achieved is to open up a path for the next few years, which Greece can use to stand on its own feet... put the crisis behind it. Whether the second part is delivered in the future depends on what kind
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorafirst been put into effect by General Augusto Pinochet in Chile was grist to the mill for this tribal... a four-year period. Other estimates have put the figure closer to 10 billion euros. In either case... the current supplementary pension scheme to pay into their own savings programme. These figures also
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Mitsotakis responds to Tsipras challenge with proposals for broad changes to constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next Parliament, the conservatives will be in a position where they can block the changes put... Democracy leader are more far-ranging by those put forward by Tsipras. Mitsotakis is aiming to show... of KINAL trying to develop its own identity and avoiding being crushed between the two more popular
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsat a European level and issue his own warning to Tirana, suggesting that under his leadership Greece would... election campaign, when they will be the key drivers of the arguments put forward by other side. MPs... of 151 MPs in Parliament when the name settlement is put to a vote in Greece, probably in February
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SYRIZA scrutinised over watchdog appointment as education hirings confirmed
PoliticsGreek Politicsto turn Greece’s institutions into its own domain. Conservative officials suggested that Thanou may... Stavros Dimas, the candidate put forward by New Democracy for president, in December 2014. Aside... and is due to be put to public consultation immediately. The government has been talking up public
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BoG and HFSF schemes under scrutiny as banks look for a way forward on bad loans
EconomyBankingoffers were submitted on January 28, with reports citing that six bids have been put in. The bids... are moving their own plans forward. BoG’s proposal allows banks to voluntarily shift stocks of bad loans... has also put forward a proposal by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), which involves
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Tsipras vows to cancel reduction of tax-free threshold as SYRIZA seeks way back
PoliticsGreek Politics, to back the amendment. The move is clearly designed to put New Democracy in a tight spot ahead... the centre-right party, which had tried to get SYRIZA to support its own proposal for scrapping the tax... the result of the EU vote, which he put mostly down to his government failing to recognise voters
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