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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeat a European level in order to avoid a further burden on pensioners.” Achtsioglou added that the government... applications are being addressed at a faster rate than in the past. According to the minister, around 70... by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo in less than three weeks. This will all
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Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsintends to implement in order to lighten the load on taxpayers, Tsipras stressed the need for more... for the self-employed who earn more than 7,000 euros a year would be reduced from 20 percent to 13.3 percent... euros in fiscal space, for instance) than if he focussed on just what could be done before the next
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto present a plan of tax cuts, but also to send a more conciliatory message than Prime Minister... that Tsipras and SYRIZA are banking on in order to rally their supporters and dissuade left-wing voters...) rather than a loose set of measures aimed at attracting votes. The main pledges made by Mitsotakis
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policywill respect this decision” – as long as more than 50 percent participate in the referendum and the result.... The parliamentary speaker, Nikos Voutsis, will have to decide what order they take. Political balance Kotzias... a diplomatic problem that has lasted more than 25 years. Kammenos has recently said that if the Prespes
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ANEL leader under scrutiny due to party unrest, questions over refugee funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsabroad. The allegations that the Defence Ministry used funds in a less than transparent... down the percentage that the winning party needs in order to form a clear majority. The way the Greek..., the lower the percentage needed to gain more than 150 seats in the House.
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Newsletter 177 -05/10/2018
situation of Greece today looks much better than 18 months ago, precisely when this fiscal decision... be a final decision on this issue earlier than expected. He pointed to an extraordinary Eurogroup... also need to fall into place. These include an improvement in the economy in order to avoid
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Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
shaky lately as Panos Kammenos goes against the government line on more than the Macedonia name issue... previously, albeit higher than the last quarter of 2017, when the economy grew by 2 percent. Real GDP... has much ground to cover in order to meet its privatisation target of around 2 billion euros
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Preparing for a new normal in German politics
Agorathan not to their chagrin and at times with high political costs (see, for example, the experiences... on the policy issues that matter was in the common interest. Nowhere is this better illustrated than... of early elections. In order to save her unpopular coalition government and pave the way for an orderly
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Amid efforts to help banks reduce NPLs, portfolio sales dominate drive to meet 2018 targets
EconomyBankingreport, will be to reduce them by more than 40 billion euros. At the same time, there is an ongoing... that was used in Italy and envisages lifting more than 15 billion euros off banks' books . As the details... attract greater interest and better pricing in order to meet their 500-million-euro target. SSM
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Getting to the church on time
Agoraopposed to his bid to tinker with Article 3 of the constitution (on the role of the church) in order... use of property rather than from the beleaguered Greek taxpayer’s pockets. Even using the vacated... long-term plan about how to address deficiencies in the delivery of public services rather than
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