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Progress seen after Brussels talks but review conclusion still out of reach
PoliticsGreek Politicsthree years. This has not been confirmed. With regards to the measures to open up the energy market... regulations are in line with the rest of Europe. It seems that Athens feels it has a chance of forcing
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat no rolling back of previous reforms should be allowed before the programme has ended. In his letter... that government MPs will rebel if SYRIZA’s central committee has already approved the agreement. However
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Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces
PoliticsGreek Politics. This represents a significant turnaround on the government’s part and it has not been met with universal... exist within SYRIZA is that the final deal has to be weighed up as a whole. The argument from
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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be resolved. Unnamed European Commission officials suggested that Brussels also has objections... that Greece needs further reforms, rather than debt relief, Lagarde made it clear that she has a different
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Report reveals just 0.4 pct of taxpayers owe 85 pct of total tax debt
EconomyMacroeconomyof December 2016. Over the last 12 months, the outstanding tax debt has increased by 8.6 percent... obligations. The amount of tax debt that has been settled stands at 5.04 billion corresponding to just
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Athens hopes for deal at Eurogroup but doubts persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsto this proposal. There have also been suggestions in Athens that Germany has fully aligned itself... target of 3.5 percent of GDP is not met. The Greek government has tried to make the most
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Tsipras clears with relative ease first domestic hurdle to getting deal approved
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso serves two other key purposes. Firstly, it helps Tsipras argue that the deal has broad support... the debt issue has been settled. Having cleared the first domestic hurdle, Tsipras will now turn his
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New Democracy's internal disputes continue to pester Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor places on New Democracy candidate list for the next elections has already begun. Both are candidates... expect to be considered for important positions within the party. Mitsotakis has spoken before about
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Review set to resume in Athens as debt talks drag on
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the sidelines of the IMF’s Spring Meetings in Washington last week that convergence has been... Velculescu is due to return to Athens for this week’s talks is a sign that the Fund has decided
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Overdue social security contributions climb to 22.5 bln at end of Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod a year ago, the Q1 figure has increased by 12.3 percent. It is noted that revenue collection..., largely due to strong performance in the last quarter of the year. Overall, KEAO has collected
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