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  1. Government fleshes out priorities, SYRIZA sets dates for leadership vote
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    3.75 million households declared incomes of less than 10,000 euros, which is the tax-free threshold... have broad backing among Greeks, regardless of who they voted for, as most citizens want to see

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  2. In leader's absence, cracks begin to show in SYRIZA's facade
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    SYRIZA. “Whoever doesn’t feel good about what the party is trying to do is free,” said SYRIZA... but are apparently in discussions with officials close to the new SYRIZA president with a view to backing him

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  3. ND encounters objections over private universities and same-sex marriage
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    initiative. In a statement on Thursday, the party suggested that the idea of the so-called “free... backing has dropped by 0.8 points to 11.4 pct during the same period. However, the social democrats

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  4. Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament
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    MPs would be free to vote as they choose and could abstain if they disagree with the legislation... by abstaining or rejecting the draft legislation, perhaps the PM’s rivals see more value in backing the bill

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  5. PM intervenes on bank charges as budget attracts extra support
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    will be able to obtain their medicines free of charge from next year. This affects an estimated 310,000... non-aligned. The backing from these four deputies has triggered speculation that ND may look

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  6. Controversies around president pick cause government headaches
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    to be mainly the purview of political insiders. Opinion polls The most recent polling suggests... handling of recent events. The prime minister’s recent tacking to the right has evidently not paid off

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    free 30-day access to MacroPolis to all readers. Just sign up here. No financial details are required... will continue to be free in 2015. Politics - 11/02/2014 Supreme Court ruling casts doubt over property tax... benefits, Greeks are also being cut off from free or subsidized healthcare which is available to most

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  8. Athens hopes concessions can secure review breakthrough
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    and concessions on the tax-free threshold and pensions in order to conclude the review, Finance... more years, the government is willing to cross its red lines over the tax-free threshold for incomes... that if fiscal targets are not met in 2019 and 2020, there will be a reduction in the tax-free threshold

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  9. Tsipras tweaks message as chance of review compromise emerges
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    -free threshold for personal incomes in order to clinch an agreement with the creditors. It appears..., the proposal that appears to be on the table now would not involve contingent measures. The tax-free... should his government accept the upfront legislation of the tax-free threshold reduction as he will argue

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  10. This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
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    measures demanded by the creditors are the reduction of the tax-free threshold for personal incomes..., closer to 2.5 billion euros. As a result, it is not yet clear what level the tax-free threshold... the tax-free threshold means widening the tax base, which is intended to free up fiscal space so

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