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Cyprus talks rolling again but Athens seems sceptical
PoliticsForeign PolicyCyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have decided to hold four bi-communal meetings starting on April 20. That was the main outcome of the first meeting of the two leaders under United Nations auspices following ...
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Hospital report gets ball rolling in coalition effort to target former governments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition took on Monday the next step in pursuing former ministers over alleged healthcare scandals, a key element of the government’s pre-election toolbox. The two governing parties, SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), published on Monday the re...
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Backpay for civil servants gets "positive" measures rolling for government
EconomyThe Greek government has submitted to Parliament draft legislation that paves the way for thousands of civil servants to receive millions of euros in backpay, marking the start of a period of intense activity for MPs as the coalition plans to follow thi...
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New Democracy starts rolling out its first three bills
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has begun tabling the first draft laws it promised to pass through Parliament before the summer recess begins on August 10. The bill regarding the executive arm of the state was submitted to Parliament on Thursday night. The first part of...
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to chair his first cabinet meeting of the year on Friday as the moment that he will propose a candidate for the Greek presidency nears. Media reports suggested that the economy was to be the main topic of discu...
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Is VAT all you've got?
Agorapercent VAT. In Cyprus it is 8 percent. Then, there is the question of whether restaurateurs and cafe
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Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out
Agoracushion for a restaurant or a cafe that is struggling to pay its running expenses. The resurrection
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Tsipras to meet Merkel amid search for political backing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a cafe several minutes from the prime minister’s office, in full view of cameramen and reporters
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomyincrease in the cumulative debt reflects payments against ‘old’ debt, which amounted to 852 million so
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomya positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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