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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsit will not be a major overhaul of the cabinet, Tsipras may be able to create a sense that the government is turning... that this will happen. Much may depend on what a committee of experts appointed by the government to propose a new... has already indicated it will demand the government step down. Another tactic to pressure Tsipras may
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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
and lenders to settle their differences over debt relief by the May 22 Eurogroup. Government officials... Tsipras conducts an official visit to China on May 14 and 15. It is possible that the vote... days to settle the debt relief and fiscal path issues before the eurozone finance ministers meet on May
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Despite snags, coalition expects multi-bill approval before Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsahead of the vote, which is expected between May 18 and 20. The government insists.... Athens is desperate to get the measures passed before the May 22 Eurogroup so the creditors do... on Wednesday that the ballot on the omnibus bill would be held by Saturday May 20. A few days earlier
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Newsletter 118 - 12/05/2017
voted in May 2016 and the measures agreed in the second review to offset the national roll-out... figure surpassing the 50-percent mark for the first time since last May. The biggest contributor... to this timetable but its intention is to certainly hold the ballot before the Eurogroup meeting on May 22, when
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Newsletter 129 - 28/07/2017
by 1.7 percent in May, at a slower pace compared to the double-digit growth of 11.3 percent posted in April, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data. Specifically, receipts stood at 1.09 billion in May... contraction accelerated for the second straight month, reaching 1.3 percent in June from 1 percent in May, BoG
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
to a botched deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia, but it may not yet have weathered the worst... and that the Saudis may have decided to only take 100,000 shells, with the remainder secretly going... by compliant media, that many observers find reminiscent of the 1980s. More accusations of scandals may
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
into its own domain. Aside from the genuine concerns there may be about whether Thanou is a suitable...’s parliamentary group) or he may have to abandon his plans to ratify the deal, calling snap.... Industrial turnover rises by 17.8 pct in October Headline figure records highest rise since May 2017
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SYRIZA and KINAL focus on settling internal issues as they clear path to elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Androulakis was elected as its leader in December. The gathering is scheduled on May 20... than delegates. The vote for both has been scheduled for May 15 and will undoubtedly be the focus.... The leftists hope to add to this by May 15, with party sources suggesting to the local media
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
will be rolled out in July. The previous set-up will remain in place for May and June. Mitsotakis also... in energy costs between December and May. This will be paid out to property owners with an annual... “bazooka,” estimated at another 2.5 billion euros, in advance of any EU decision at the end of May
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
pct this year, up from the previous estimate of 3.5 pct in the spring forecasts at the end of May. Back in May, the Commission had significantly revised down the Greek outlook from 4.9 pct... in vehicle registrations slowed down in June to 2 pct year-on-year, from 21.3 pct in May. Car sales were
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