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TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down by the Council of State, Alexis Tsipras and his government are seeking a way to rebound and deflect...). It was the repeated failures to agree on the ESR board members last year that paved the way for State
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agoraa strong message on debt relief and austerity. It was a polite and balanced takedown of the way..., again addressing Greeks as individuals and praising them in a way that European leaders rarely do
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Report shows Greek tax burden increased in 2015, remaining above OECD average
EconomyMacroeconomy, taxes on goods and services rose to 15.5 percent of GDP way above the average of 11 percent for OECD... of total taxation in Greece way below the OECD average of 33.7 percent. OECD also published
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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
Agora. The mantra of snap elections being the only way out of the country’s problems that emanates from... rash to turn away from an agreement that includes debt relief and little in the way of truly
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammebetween Greece and its creditors so that it is in place after 2018 now seems the most likely way.... When everything is added up, it appears that the Eurogroup came in some way under the bar
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Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe at risk. The sudden escalation leaves Tsipras in a grim position. The amendment paving the way... to make such an embarrassing climbdown, especially as his pledge was seen as a way of currying favour
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Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsa technical capacity, which might have been a way to overcome the main obstacle to concluding the second... and disagrees with the way that the excess surplus was used but it leaves just about enough leeway
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After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
EconomyProgrammeproposal aimed at paving the way for a compromise with the lenders. The proposal will reportedly relate... confirming the Greek government’s commitments to previous agreements cleared the way for the European
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens may accept the lenders’ demands, paving the way for the institutions to return to Greece next... debt relief measures would be a significant prize for Tsipras and would pave the way for the European
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Greece watches closely as Turkey prepares for referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyway. The Greek government is well aware of the current polarisation in Turkish society, which has... Greece in the Aegean just reflect longstanding claims but in a renewed way. The main areas
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