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Athens holds fire on debt schemes, prepares tax relief measures
EconomyProgrammethat this will be one of the top items on the agenda when the creditors return to Athens on May 6 for the third... will be included in the scheme. Anyone wanting to pay off their debt in a one-off payment will have... to unveil before the May 26 European Parliament vote, one of the interventions being considered
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PM aiming to unveil expansionary fiscal measures after Easter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is preparing a series of permanent and one-off fiscal measures aimed at providing... products from the higher rate, currently at 24 percent, to the lower one, which is now at 14 percent... to be considering reinstating a discount on the upfront payment of income tax. Among the one-off measures being
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Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019
. One conservative official after the other is encouraging voters to cast their ballots on July 7... by the SYRIZA government. “This means the only government which could be formed at that time is one... leader said that one of the first things his government would do is to seek consensus from other
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ND puts changes in education and justice system high on agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirection made by SYRIZA during its time in office. One of the emblematic changes will be to scrap...’s universities and make them more independent. The new minister, one of just five women..., reforming the education sector will be one of the big challenges for New Democracy, which will have
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S&P raises Greek rating to 'BB-' on reduced fiscal risks, lifting of capital controls
EconomyS&P raised on Friday its credit rating for Greece by one notch, taking it to ‘BB-’, and kept its positive outlook for the country. Now S&P and Fitch are on a par, while Moody’s has Greece one grade..., the agency notes that Greece has one of the most advantageous debt profiles of all the sovereigns it rates
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
the creditors to lower it after that. This was one of the key election pledges he made... rating for Greece by one notch, taking it to ‘BB-’, and kept its positive outlook for the country. Now S&P and Fitch are on a par, while Moody’s has Greece one grade lower. This means Greece is three
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraprocess, but one that has the necessary resources to perform effectively. This starts from... up to one month. Asylum seekers will be confined to closed centres while they wait... has 170 ICT personnel in its reception service. At the last count, Greece had one. In fact
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The dragon's head roars in Athens
Agorain the Port of Piraeus as the “biggest project of the One Belt, One Road Initiative” (OBOR... the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). One of the most... on the part of the Chinese. Firstly, even though COSCO can secure favorable financing terms from one
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe country forward” rather than because of negative sentiment towards SYRIZA. If one considers... administration (57 pct), delivery of justice (48 pct) and education (33 pct). While one could quibble... was accused of doing the same thing, as were most of the governments that preceded it. It is one
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Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
PoliticsGreek Politicsand an annual income of less than 20,000 euros, families with one long-term unemployed member (more than... with disabled children under the age of 24. The total outlay is estimated at 175 mln euros “The one-off... other one-off payments. The government also submitted to Parliament on Friday a draft law aimed
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