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Tsipras gears up for internal battle, sets priorities for summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsquotes Tsipras as suggesting that SYRIZA’s party bodies will have to sit in September so all sides have an opportunity to state their case. It is the clearest indication yet that the prime minister...’ taxation are not part of the prior actions at all and will not have to be voted on at the beginning
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Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
AgoraGreek politics and perhaps too big an ask of all those involved, especially when one takes... not yet started to count the cost of a new round of pension cuts, VAT hikes and other adjustments... Democracy and PASOK, and to give someone new a chance. For all his faults, Tsipras currently embodies
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Newsletter 44 - 25/09/2015
of October, the government needs to move quickly to establish the legislative framework and all.... After all, it was the tempestuous relationship between the prime minister and the radical faction..., that they will stand aside and let Tsipras have it all his own way is unrealistic. The “53” have already
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Newsletter 51 - 12/11/2015
to boost their capital by around 6.3 billion euros. For all of the banks, this is the key element... Thorniest issue remains framework for home repossessions Yet another weekend finds Greek government.... Like all politicians, Schmidt is not without his critics. His restrictive economic policy
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agoranot yet taken place. Instead, the Greek government has begun to use “Palestine” rather than “Palestinian... and Palestinians. This meandering between positions is not exclusive to foreign policy. After all, Tsipras.... Instead, all it needs are a few individual MPs acting out of personal ambition or lack of belief
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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
drop in objective property prices, according to estimates. Yet, for a number of deprived areas... memorandum of understanding gives the Greek authorities until September 2016 to align all property... repercussions for all property-related taxes. The Finance Ministry is also considering a new tax
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
with the institutions on overhauling the pension system are tough, yet he appeared optimistic an agreement could... of the “core values” on which the EU was built. A couple of years on, the picture is very different: all... suggested an agreement with Turkey for all arrivals not from refugee-producing countries to be shipped back
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Greece and lenders hold inconclusive talks on tax and pensions
EconomyProgrammeceiling e.g. at 8,000 euros would entail additional tax of 340 euros per annum for all individuals... adjusted to 22,000 euros. This would mean that all those with declared income above that threshold would... Minister Giorgos Katrougalos told reporters that “we opened all the issues but we have not closed
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
by Mouzalas, who after all is not a politician, Mitsotakis and Kammenos attempted to bolster their cases... by Mouzalas in the Skai TV interview that prompted all of this week’s kerfuffle. It is doubtful... by – as yet – unknown people promising them they could reach Germany on their own. In his interview, though
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A misstep away from absurdity
Agorainfringement by Mouzalas, who after all is not a politician, Mitsotakis and Kammenos attempted..., this issue was addressed by Mouzalas in the Skai TV interview that prompted all of this week’s kerfuffle... being roused by – as yet – unknown people promising them they could reach Germany on their own. In his
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