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  1. Gov't postpones discussion on parallel programme ahead of tranche approval
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    Economy

    municipal taxes. 4) Extension by one year of subsidised electricity, food tokens and sheltering... in the Social Affairs Parliamentary Committee. One of the institutions’ and opposition parties... process, while it added that the total cost is “extremely low at around 100 million”. The only

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  2. Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    regard it as being even tougher than the one on the table now and closer to what the quadriga of lenders... in power. He also urged the merging of pension funds into three organisations, rather than one... of attack against Mitsotakis, who will be portrayed as having extremely liberal economic views

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  3. As Athens awaits news from Brussels, New Democracy mends fences
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    developed into one of the main stumbling blocks. The government wants to put a stop to lenders... the last few weeks due to apparent disagreements between key personalities and factions. One... Democracy hailing its innocence and Karamanlis – in an extremely rare public intervention – arguing

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  4. Athens hopes for next bailout tranche as first phase of review talks conclude
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    EconomyProgramme

    outstanding. One was settled last week, when the Council of State approved the plan for the redevelopment... prior actions can be settled quickly and which will need further discussion in the coming weeks. One... has made the task extremely difficult. Athens had been due to deliver on this prior action by the end

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  5. Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018

    Newsletters

    . The unlikely coalition between SYRIZA and ANEL raised eyebrows from day one, and the latest... for the month is one of the first time in three months that the month-on-month rise fell under the 1... seems extremely slim. Equally, Kammenos knows that should he leave the coalition, snap elections

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  6. New increase in flow of refugees to Greece causes unease

    Society

    of May including 350 in one day. The majority of these arrived on the island of Lesvos, where the situation is already extremely stretched. In addition to sea arrivals, the once-abandoned river... to more than one party shirking its responsibilities. Greece found itself at the sharp end

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  7. Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to be forced to accept a compromise. No one believed him, except, in retrospect, Mr Mitsotakis,” Kotzias... visit to Skopje is the one German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to make on Saturday. Merkel... their extremely damaging agreement – which satisfied what Skopje had been demanding for years

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  8. Tsipras visits Skopje to highlight name deal positives as implementation work continues
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Hristijan Mickoski. If elections are held and VMRO–DPMNE wins no one could be certain of the fate... is spoken by citizens of my country and this has no relation with Greek Macedonians.” One... Minister Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov have both been extremely careful while speaking

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  9. Govt delivers diaspora vote, leads polls but receives Hellinikon complaint

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by complaints about the troubled Hellinkon development after one of the potential investors claimed... licence at the Hellinikon development in southern Athens. Hard Rock is one of the two firms bidding... extremely concerning because conflict of interest is the first thing you do in any legal process.” Allen

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  10. Hellinikon runs into another stumbling block as casino tender falters
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    EconomyFeatures

    company, one of the two bidders for the licence, has objections to the process. Allen revealed that he..., it means a delay of one month. So we are still on schedule because we had factored in this delay," he said... said. “It’s extremely concerning because conflict of interest is the first thing you do in any legal

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