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  1. Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
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    it a certainty that the measure would not be adopted. He explained that Athens will argue its case... problem has been addressed as a result of the June Eurogroup agreement. He argued that this secured... for monthly benefits of between 70 to 200 euros. Tsipras tied this measure to Greece’s demographic problem

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  2. Our most popular stories in 2014

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    . ----------------------------------------------------------------- Economy - 30/11/2013 Has internal devaluation really helped Greek exports? The performance of Greece’s exports has been one of the main.... The Greek share in exports markets has been steadily declining since 2008 and the reforms implemented

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  3. No let up ahead in terms of fiscal demands for new Greek government

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    objected to the measure, none has presented so far equivalent revenue sources or cost savings to offset... of 0.5 percent in 2016, 1.75 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent in 2018. In addition, Greece has also... in 2018. As early as October, the Finance Ministry (MoF) has to adopt a supplementary 2015 budget

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  4. Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
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    to 1.6 million pensioners and knowing that he has put main opposition party New Democracy...-Rata for government-friendly Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper suggested on Friday that the measure... making a move that has some appeal to voters, Tsipras also managed to put New Democracy

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  5. Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022

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    , introduced in 2020, has become the subject of a number of legal challenges following the recent price hikes... sees as an unwillingness by the government to protect consumers. The main opposition has also been.... The latest opinion poll by Alco for Open TV underlined the extent to which the cost of living has

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  6. Govt mulls more tools against inflation as cost of living set to soar
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    of the additional fiscal space has already been used up for exceptional measures and tax cuts. On Monday...The markets’ reaction to conflict in Ukraine has sent the government in search of additional policy... consequences of what he called an “unprecedented crisis”. The Energy and Environment Ministry has already

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  7. Government indicates readiness to play waiting game on pension cuts
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    intervention from a government official suggesting that Athens has no intention of acting on this issue... of speculation over the weekend about whether the government has hopes of cancelling or postponing... that there will only be a possibility of calling off the fiscal measure if the unified social

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  8. PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
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    for the conservative premier, given the totemic status that the topic has acquired among right-wing lawmakers in his.... The prime minister’s office has said that Wednesday’s interview will give Mitsotakis an opportunity... objectors, most of whom cite adoption rights for gay couples as the nub of their opposition to the measure

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  9. Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
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    , a researcher on Golden Dawn and PhD candiate at the University of Paris (I), how the party has used... that the crackdown would drive away a big chunk of the Neo-Nazi party’s voters. “I expected that the sight... says. That has not happened. Nearly two months after the launch of a judicial investigation

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  10. China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    as well as Russia. The three contributions are based on a report which the author has written... across Africa to the Middle East and Europe. Beijing's vision of BRI has geo-economic implications... China has begun to establish in the Balkan region even before the official launch of the BRI two years

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