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Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources
PoliticsGreek Politicsif they amount to more than one or two. Almost all of these lawmakers would be going from clearly being... the government. One of the party’s MPs, Niki Founta, quit just before the vote, leaving DIMAR with nine lawmakers. Founta, however, only voted “present” during Tuesday’s ballot. She was one of three DIMAR
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
of availability and cost remains one of the most crucial issues. On the state front, the preliminary..., this is mostly due to extending the quarterly VAT payment by one month, until the end of February... supporters. “The left’s time has come,” chanted the crowd at one point during his speech. Without
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
adjustment of objective property prices that is not expected One minister suggested increasing reduced VAT... if they are on the one hand accusing it denying agreeing to the terms set out by lenders but on the other also... percent on February 13 to the still very respectable 59.8 percent last week. One of the reasons
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Greece: How events could unfold over the next few weeks
PoliticsGreek Politicsfew weeks, based on two broad potential outcomes: One foresees an agreement on May 11 or at a subsequent emergency Eurogroup meeting (the next one scheduled is June 18) and the other that the various... in pending bailout funding, this could trigger one of several developments. All of these events
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Newsletter 25 - 08/05/2015
, the Greek state concluded the first two of its May debt servicing payments. One was an interest.... The next key debt obligation involves a payment of around 750 million to the IMF on May 12, one day..., revenues outperformed their target by 488 million euros, mainly reflecting some one-off payments
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
cards. Their only option was to visit one of the 1,000 bank branches that opened as of July 1 to serve pensioners with deposit books only. Initially, a one-off withdrawal limit of 120 euros applied... in line calmly is an incredible sight. The one thing that is immediately noticeable is the silence. Few
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
one for Tsipras, who got his retaliation in first on Thursday, when he accused rebels of undermining... from the current government, President Pavlopoulos will appoint the head of one of Greece’s three... head the government that will have to tackle any problems caused by the implementation lag. The one
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
on Thursday about the possibility that the omnibus bill will only contain one article – a legislative... but that it would not necessarily contain one article. Popular Unity’s failure to enter Parliament is a useful tool for Tsipras to keep any critics within SYRIZA in check. The issue is likely to be one of the main
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Newsletter 51 - 12/11/2015
as the ceiling. The government has agonised over this decision as it knows that it will be one of the few... Schmidt did ensures he will be remembered as one of the most notable figures of postwar European..., there was an underlying integrity to what Schmidt did that ensured he will be remembered as one of the most notable
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Newsletter 54 - 04/12/2015
stems from 1.87 billion in uncollected SMP and ANFA income, while the reported figure includes a one-off... enough to stop migrants, rather than refugees, from travelling to other countries. One of the reasons... from an easy one. Greece returned 39 people to Pakistani but authorities in Islamabad rejected 26
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