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Mitsotakis responds to Tsipras challenge with proposals for broad changes to constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the next Parliament, the conservatives will be in a position where they can block the changes put... officials should be elected by Parliament rather than be appointed by the government. The opposition... Democracy leader are more far-ranging by those put forward by Tsipras. Mitsotakis is aiming to show
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New Democracy increases pressure on potential supporters of Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicswill not put an end to irredentist claims from Skopje. “Mr Zaev did not say anything further to what.... They are not set to vote in favour of the Prespes Agreement. If the conservatives can put more pressure... an impasse over the Macedonia name settlement, Tsipras may have to go to the polls earlier rather than
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Newsletter 186 -07/12/2018
been put to public consultation until December 17 before heading to Parliament, is designed to stay... quarter GDP results are encouraging and put the economy in line with growth forecasts by the MoF... greater optimism than in October.
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsproperty tax and the distribution of the “social dividend” among more than 1.6 million households... election campaign, when they will be the key drivers of the arguments put forward by other side. MPs... of 151 MPs in Parliament when the name settlement is put to a vote in Greece, probably in February
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Gains and losses for all sides from vote on constitutional changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThursday’s vote on the proposals put forward by the government and the opposition for changes... a qualified majority of more than 180 votes. These included the change to Article 32 so... be created in Greece. This means that the proposal will not be put to a second vote and the next
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Moody's raises Greece two notches to 'B1' but highlights challenges for further upgrades
EconomyKatseli law) are ongoing. Continued delay could put the euro area's promised transfer of close to 1... a faster-than-expected reduction in the public debt ratio and a material improvement in the banking... of renewed tensions with Greece's euro area partners that would put the prospect for further debt relief
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Tsipras prepares line-up for European elections as Mitsotakis tries to woo investors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a fight the leftists plan to put up and what this might mean for the national vote. Reports on Tuesday... in government-friendly Ethnos on Tuesday suggested that the contests might be closer than many people think.... Aware of this, Mitsotakis has recently begun stressing that he will put pressure on businesses to pay
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Next government in strong position to decouple presidential vote from snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshas essentially put an end to this scenario as 224 MPs voted in favour of decoupling... for changes to the constitution were put to MPs on Thursday. Of these, 16 were supported... were approved by a simple majority will require a broader consensus of more than 180 MPs
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Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put the issue to bed. For New Democracy, the questions over his actions are an opportunity to cast doubt on the government’s trustworthiness and put a dent in its efforts to present itself as being more sincere than its predecessors. Macedonia SYRIZA found an opportunity to hit back
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Eurozone set to give next govt until Sept to address fiscal issues
EconomyProgramme, and would, therefore, put this year’s primary surplus target at risk. The Commission also..., saving Greece more than 100 million euros in interest payments. However, official requests need... month appears to have put the transaction on hold. It is another issue that Greece’s next finance
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