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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politicsprompted the censure motion. In his remarks, Voridis also sought to undermine the credibility of SYRIZA... that it was stripping a former MP, Michael Tamilos, of his membership for remarks he made to local media
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Parties return to campaign trail after Easter lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor what they describe as opportunism. ND’s press spokesman Nikos Romanos described remarks made... and the political system. In other remarks, Kasselakis demanded a halt to the privatisation of ports
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy– that both sides will avoid making remarks that would rile each other. “I told him [Mitsotakis] that there won’t be remarks that will irk either side and he said he shared the same view. However, Defence
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsof New Democracy’s past, intervened over the weekend with remarks that underscored the political... Samaras, Karamanlis’s remarks nonetheless highlighted internal unease. The interventions of Samaras
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics. Samaras’s remarks appeared to be a political signal, reinforcing his image as a dissenter and fuelling... the quality of governance and that rule of law safeguards must be defended. His remarks added to a record
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Business balance positive in 2017, small companies continue to dominate
EconomyFeaturesliability cooperatives. The data shows that by far the most popular type of company in Greece falls under... in 2017 and just 704 closing. The least common types of company registered with GEMI are European
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GDP shows annual growth of 2.2 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyquarterly growth streak experienced by Greece began in Q2 2005 and ended in Q4 2006. GDP grew by 2.2... percent QoQ. As mentioned, the provisional estimates showed that GDP grew by 2.2 YoY after a downward... of services rose by 2.2 percent QoQ and 13 percent YoY. The MoF’s growth estimate for imports in 2018
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If rising card use in Greece meets EU average, VAT revenues would see 3.3 bln boost - study
EconomyMacroeconomypercent increase of value or number of card transactions resulted in an average increase of VAT... 1 ppt increase of card use as a share of private consumption increased VAT revenues by 1.4 ppt... and led to at least 50 percent of total annual VAT revenues increasing in 2017. IOBE notes that if card
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Tsipras tries to entice voters with VAT cuts and pension bonuses
PoliticsGreek Politicsproducts from the top rate of VAT at 24 percent to the lower one, at 13 percent. Similarly, the VAT..., VAT on energy bills will be reduced from 13 percent to 6 percent. Tsipras also said that 800 million... Democracy's thunder as the opposition party has made its plans to reduce taxes, including VAT
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Mitsotakis dangles promise of further tax relief but opposition questions VAT revenue bonanza
PoliticsGreek Politicsevasion. According to the PM’s plan, the increase in tax revenues from improving VAT collection... target, while VAT delivered close to 690 million euros of overperformance and excise taxes just... capital gains and VAT on new builds. In addition, the government is said to be considering tweaks
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