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Samaras, Tsipras under pressure to deliver on plans for economic policy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has built up expectations regarding Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's economic policy speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, September 6 but the political tone... threshold. Create a 5-billion-euro programme using European Union funds that could create up to 300,000
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Samaras tax cut pledges aimed at MPs rather than voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the reduction in the heating oil tax will lead to consumers paying up to 12 cents less per litre... is hoping that it will be able to offer up to 100 tranches from the 12 now on offer. This would
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Vast majority of Greeks pessimistic on prospects of recovery despite coalition efforts
Societythat the Greek economy will grow - by up to 0.6 percent of GDP - this year for the first time since 2008. The percentage of Greeks who believe the economy will pick up over the next year is the third lowest
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Tsipras starts to flesh out SYRIZA's economic policy but questions remain
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposing the creation of mediation panels that will settle on new payment plans of up to 84 monthly... should not make up more than a third of customers’ income. Tsipras pledged to scrap the contentious
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Election drums beating louder in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsbecause they believe elections should be held soon. SYRIZA preparing SYRIZA is gearing up for snap... on the weekend of October 11-12 to begin drawing up lists of parliamentary candidates. SYRIZA
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A snapshot of Greek banks' ABS as ECB readies for next move
Economyto 40 billion euros and make up the bulk of Greek banks’ ECB funding of 53 billion at the end... in December stands at 2.5 billion euros, ranging from 0.7 up to 1 billion for Alpha, Eurobank
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‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
Agorato suffer an injustice. There are no alternative jobs. And if they do leave, they’ll end up losing..., that ending up in tax arrears could see you put out on the street, will ensure that most homeowners
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Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsif it is not able to back up its claims. However, this issue could be one to watch: If the leftists...-up to the presidential elections will be whether Greece continues in its bailout programme or exits
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What would a clean bailout exit for Greece mean in numbers?
Agora2022 and 2042. Up to 2015 the servicing of that debt has a 2 percent interest, increasing to 3 percent up to 2020, reaching 4.3 percent from 2022 onwards. The immediate budget impact is 600 million
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Samaras and Tsipras prepared to go toe to toe all the way to February
PoliticsGreek Politicsgrassroots supporters, who want the party to keep up the pressure on the government and maintain the push... it wants to keep up with the pledges SYRIZA is making to voters.
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