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  1. Athens takes stance on peace in Ukraine, faces stalemate in relations with Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to propose a five‑party forum - comprising of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, and Libya - to facilitate

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  2. Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime pact. Greece disputes the legality of the pact; however, last week Turkey’s

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  3. Court orders 2012 pension cuts to be reversed, costing up to 1.5 bln
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    Economy

    decision retroactively. This means the coalition will have to restore pensions but not pay out the amount... not have any impact on these bonuses. The government is not in a position to pay out this amount (up... with pensioners' unions regarding an acceptable way for retirement pay to be gradually raised

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  4. Property tax notices for 2016 to be issued, collection target remains same

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    or 2.4 million of taxpayers will pay less ENFIA in 2016 than in 2015, while 35 percent or 2.5 million taxpayers will pay exactly the same amount. In addition, 21 percent or 1.5 million will have to pay a slightly higher amount up to 10 euros compared to last year. This means the vast majority

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  5. Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
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    EconomyFeatures

    , but businesses did not match this with the means to pay electronically. To counter this, in April... the arrangements necessary for customers to pay electronically as well as by cash. The move targets sectors where..., Mastercard, Maestro and Union Pay. They are also required to make mandatory payments to legally licensed

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  6. Property ownership waning in Greece as renting takes over

    Society

    or probably unfair. Most respondents (38.3 percent) said that they would struggle to pay the coming year’s ENFIA property tax, while 25.4 percent did not think that they would be able to pay it at all. Around 21.6 percent said that they would be able to pay. Asked what they would do if they couldn’t

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  7. PM goes big on minimum wage increase, but opposition unmoved
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    growth. The raise will take gross minimum pay from 663 euros to 713 euros per month an increase of 50... to benefit from what he described as “a decision of responsibility and solidarity”. The minimum pay rise... to the announcement by saying the new minimum wage doesn’t suffice to pay electricity bills, while KINAL

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  8. Greek GDP up 0.7 pct in Q3 for third straight quarter of growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    on year (YoY) in Q3, higher than the flash estimate of 1.7 percent, according to the provisional... and deflation, confirmed flash estimate turned positive in Q3 2014 for the first time since Q1 2010... confirms flash estimates released two weeks ago. In addition, SA Q3 GDP grew by 1.6 percent YoY. NSA GDP

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  9. Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
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    Society

    Secretariat General of Greeks Abroad estimates that roughly 5 million people residing outside Greece claim Greek descent. This is clearly an outside estimate, and not a very reliable one. Only a subset.... The National Commission on Human Rights adopts a higher estimate of 699,118 emigrants between 2008 and 2015

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  10. EC sees growth at 1.8 pct for 2019, rising to 2.3 pct in 2020 and fiscal targets in reach
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    percent estimate in last year’s autumn forecasts. For next year, the policy interventions by the new... in the draft budget estimate growth will reach 2.8 percent next year, mostly led by a substantial... are seen growing by 0.6 percent next year and 0.9 percent in 2021. Risks to those estimates

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