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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is set to discuss in the next few days (possibly on Monday) a proposal by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs to set up an inquiry into the circumstances in which Greece signed up to both... forces. It is a perhaps not such an uncanny coincidence that the parliamentary inquiry is set
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, seems set to keep up its pressure on the government via other means, especially by highlighting... disbursement, Athens will have to show that it has used the 0.8 billion euros set aside from that tranche to clear arrears, which currently stand at around 5 billion euros. It will also have to set aside some
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
Primary residences deal secured Govt set to send proposal to institutions after finding common... been reported that the threshold in this case will be set at 250,000 euros. Secondly, the value of the residual mortgage will be considered. In this case, the cieling will be set at 130,000 euros
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... Haritsis and Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou set out the parameters of the three different... qualify for the 120 instalments, with the minimum monthly payment being set at 30 euros. For those
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Washington last week, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras reportedly set out what the government’s key.... On pensions, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system... criticised by SYRIZA, which argues that it will put future retirees at risk. The proposal is set
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Newsletter 224 -25/10/2019
, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system by allowing... that it will put future retirees at risk. The proposal is set to be incorporated in the pension reform bill... the Eurogroup decision that settled the debt relief measures and set in motion the successful completion
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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpenditure. The government is set to submit to Parliament in the coming days its defence spending plan, which is set to span 12 years and foresees a reported 28 billion euros of expenditure on improving... published an article last week in which he set out his thoughts on redesigning Greece’s foreign
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Rental subsidy rekindles political debate over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsincome criteria are set to receive a refund of up to 800 euros annually each November, equivalent to one... authority are elected. Under the government’s latest proposal, as set out in the newspaper, a threshold of 43 pct or even 42 pct will be set for electing the victorious political group from which the local
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
, but the leftists still look set for a victory, albeit one that is likely to leave them needing... an entirely different set of approaches to policy making from SYRIZA. The misplaced focus on Grexit... by the Interior Ministry. For citizens who are prevented from voting in their home constituency
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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
Minister Alexis Tsipras delaying an expected reshuffle, which will set the tone for the domestic political... assets and possibly merger or resolution obligations. In short, the Greek banking landscape looks set... will continue to hover above Greece until the third bailout has been agreed. Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis
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