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  1. Name deal set to be key factor in determining lifespan of SYRIZA-ANEL coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    counterpart from Skopke, Zoran Zaev, on Sunday to be approved in Greek Parliament by an enhanced majority...) will take at least until the end of this year, giving the Greek coalition some time to think about how... Tsipras to bring the deal to Greek Parliament around May next year and to then use

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  2. Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
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    for next year. When questioned about this issue after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Euclid... feels the Commission is showing an unexpected level of flexibility towards the Greek government... items on the Greek political agenda over the next months and the stance of the country’s lenders

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  3. Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
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    be wise for the Greek government not to discuss the possibility of scrapping the reductions...” and that the Greek government will have more room to shape its policies after exiting the programme... for the Greek government to abandon the 1 percent of GDP in pension cuts that were agreed last year

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  4. Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
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    Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will come to Greek Parliament. It remains to be seen if the governing... to be put to a vote by Greek MPs several months earlier as Kammenos has indicated he would withdraw his... are enrolled on the electoral register but who live abroad to be allowed to vote at Greek embassies

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  5. Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
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    in Germany has not been closed is linked to the decision by the Greek government not to increase... Pierre Moscovici said that the Commission had been informed of the Greek government’s decision. He... the commitment from the Greek authorities that the VAT rate will be raised at the end of the year, so it’s

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  6. Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
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    and the labour market, and more efficient spending. The study notes that the Greek education system... of higher education came to 1.1 million compared to 1 million for Greek males. Despite this, women... given the structure of the Greek education system which, up until now, has proven to be stubbornly

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  7. Soldiers' return from Turkey provides Tsipras with timely boost

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    in Greece as Turkey announced the release of the two Greek soldiers it had been holding since March... on espionage charges. The Greek government’s interpretation is that two Greeks were let go as a result... for diplomacy” and the product of the hard work put in behind the scenes by Greek diplomats. Springboard

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  8. Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
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    is preparing to present to the lenders during the week or so they will be in the Greek capital... FM on Wednesday, Labour Minister Efi Achtsiouglou stressed the Greek government’s belief... be part of the discussion about the 2019 budget that the institutions will have with Greek officials

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  9. No final word on pension cuts as lenders prepare for return to Athens next week
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    , the Greek government has been given some encouragement in its bid to avoid the pension cuts that are due... there was a different fiscal picture. The institutions will wait to see what the Greek government has to propose... priority.” “The performance of Greek banks has so far been broadly in line with their approved NPL

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  10. Fiscal matters expected to dominate talks as lenders return for post-MoU check

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    will include the hottest topic, in political terms, for the Greek government, which is whether Athens... Euclid Tsakalotos also assured his counterparts at Friday’s Eurogroup in Vienna that the Greek... to be submitted to Greek Parliament on October 1, before being passed over to the European Commission

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