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SYRIZA cites support of six extra MPs as sign of stability, opposition protests
PoliticsGreek Politics, at the same time, supporting the government. This peculiarity has been highlighted by the opposition... with the government over policies. “Over the course of a number of days, New Democracy has cast doubt over the government’s majority,” he said. “The issue has been cleared up now… and because New Democracy
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Despite some common ground, revision of constitution makes for new battleground
PoliticsGreek Politicselections from any difficulties Parliament has in electing a new president, although the two parties... limits the liability of former or serving ministers, has to be changed so they do not receive... and state which the leftists have advocated for many years. The government has stopped short
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Government and banks reach deal over new scheme to protect main homes
EconomyProgrammeof the mortgage, where the upper level has been set at 130,000 euros. The new system will also include under its... subsidy that will be available to some homeowners. The government has reportedly set aside 450... the institutions as it will mean that one of the biggest post-bailout commitments has been met
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European Commission report due to set tone for build-up to March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammethe state of play with the reforms Greece has committed to carrying out as part of the second post... for unpaid social security contributions, which the government has been working on for the last few... to tackle the pile of NPLs on banks’ balance sheets. The Greek government has sent the plan, put together
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Brussels highlights lagging reforms ahead of decision on debt relief measures
EconomyProgrammeof protection of primary residences raises concern. "It has a large number of design and technical... Administrative Secretaries is significantly delayed. Finally, the divestiture of lignite plants has not been... no new arrears have been accumulated in net terms, progress with bringing arrears closer to zero has
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KINAL and To Potami snub Tsipras's call for progressives to pull together
PoliticsGreek Politics, the SYRIZA leader has a longer-term aim, which is to ensure that his party performs respectably... the claim that the only figures from the centre-left that Tsipras has been able to attract to SYRIZA so... a similar effect on voting choices. The Alco poll also indicates that SYRIZA has so far failed
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Eurosystem funding falls by 1.16 bln in Dec, banknotes increase for fifth month
EconomyMacroeconomy, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) final financial statement for 2018 has revealed. As of December, the total... to 10.12 billion. In recent months, ELA funding has been steadily falling. In January this year, BoG... banks has steadily declined by 115.50 billion euros. The spike in funding had stemmed from
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Parliamentary report highlights demographics challenge and urges immediate action
SocietyGreece’s problematic demographic makeup has once again emerged as a dominant story in the Greek... population has been in decline since 2010 as a result of the combined effect of out-migration (with net... population that the country has recorded in the last 20 years. Between 2011 to 2018, Greece’s population
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SYRIZA keeps up calls for cooperation but with focus on voters rather than parties
PoliticsGreek Politics) and centrist To Potami. Nevertheless, SYRIZA has no intention of abandoning its efforts to appear... opponents has usually prevailed in the past, and more to do with the fact that the key election battle... that SYRIZA will become the clearly dominant force on the centre-left after the ballot. As such, SYRIZA has
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Disbursement delayed until April as lenders wait for primary residence law to be settled
EconomyProgramme-powered units is still pending following the first failed tender. The process has been re-launched... to replace the Katseli law that expired at the end of February. The government has reportedly... that would be protected by the new legislation until it has been approved. It is expected to take several
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