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Tsipras springs surprise with handout pledge for pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise on Thursday evening, when he announced... million pensioners in Greece will receive a one-off payment between 300 and 830 euros. The Prime... announcements were made by former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in 2014, when his government distributed
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Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week. The ESM confirmed in the afternoon that the debt relief... and is due to be voted on by MPs on Thursday. The prime minister has pledged that pensioners... not legislate extra fiscal measures, especially on pensions, the Greek prime minister has few options
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Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras heads for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin..., it would leave the Greek prime minister with very few options. As things stand, there seems no way... this year so that it entails specific measures, then the Greek prime minister is likely to keep
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to issue mixed messages on Wednesday: On the one hand, he... by the end of January and that talk of snap elections is “nonsense.” The double-speak from the prime... the Greek prime minister also reflects the fact that the process has arrived at the point where
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Athens gears up for Cyprus talks, expecting progress rather than agreement
PoliticsForeign Policymedia, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will go to Geneva. Britain has said it would be represented... clarified who will be attending. It is still unclear whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will attend... The Greek premier has already informed his European counterparts, including British Prime Minister
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Mitsotakis marks first year at ND helm by emphasising tax cut goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsis prepared to go against the wishes of Greece’s lenders in order to reduce taxes if he becomes prime minister... to former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s decision to lower VAT in the food service sector in 2013... the New Democracy leader would make a better prime minister than Alexis Tsipras, who garnered the backing
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policyhearing, claimed that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made a pledge to Turkish President Recep Tayyip... they will meet again. Athens and Nicosia are in contact as British Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to visit Ankara this Saturday for talks with Erdogan. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is also in contact
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelief issue. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras undoubtedly needs something in return to convince his MPs... Central Bank to deem Greek bonds eligible for QE, which should be enough for the prime minister..., the Greek prime minister will have a difficult time explaining why his lawmakers should vote
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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos hit out at the lenders when... is possible. The prime minister stuck to his more recent message that Greece will not yield on matters... demanded, the post-2018 fiscal targets and medium-term debt relief, the Greek prime minister will have
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Tsakalotos role under scrutiny as talks become more tense
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s efforts to dispel rumours of a rift between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance... line to the prime minister after the finance minister’s appearance before Parliament’s economic... the deal. Following a meeting with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Athens on Wednesday, Tsipras
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