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Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the Panama Papers detailing the dealings of offshore companies. At one point during his speech... this not occurred, Greece may even have avoided needing a bailout in 2010. The government’s decision to set..., Parliament must set a date for the plenary to debate the results of the inquiry. The debate must
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeatures. Public spending on pharmaceuticals came in for particular attention. Hard limits were set at 2.44... Administration (EOF). Targets were set for increasing the use of cheaper generic drugs in public hospitals... across the board to meet the spending targets. This is one example highlighted in a study produced
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New measures to ease capital controls, lift restrictions on opening bank accounts
EconomyMacroeconomypublished in the government’s gazette. It is the third set of measures that the MoF has announced to relax...-beneficiary to an existing account, independent of creating a new customer ID. The previous set... for adding a co-beneficiary to the account. The sum that can be withdrawn in one go increases from 1,800
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Prior actions and crucial meetings dominate agenda for rest of month
EconomyProgrammemeetings between April 20 and 22. One of the other key issues that has to be discussed in the coming... into the NPLs, which total more than 90 billion euros at the moment. The report is said to set out five... unused in the envelope for the most recent round of bank recapitalisation could be repurposed to set up
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Lenders return to Athens with much work ahead to reach SLA by May 24
EconomyProgrammein Brussels on Monday, when Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis will set out what progress... charges. Reports on Monday suggested that one of the options being considered by the government....” Drudi suggests that conditionality should be attached to a “limited set of debt measures
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The tie that binds
AgoraGreece has been under its three adjustment programmes, or memorandums, and mired in one of the worst... to the same spot the following year to present an altered set of proposals. What it managed to do, though... that a different set of decision makers will have to return to the issue when debt repayments from the second
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader is set to build on this when he delivers his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair... or postponed, thereby making the prospect of holding elections in 2019 a less daunting one. A scenario... and set the date for early elections. Although the timing of the next national vote
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politics. The accusation that his government is no better than previous administrations is probably one that Alexis... by the fires. Also, the Finance Ministry will set up a special account for donations from the public.... The coalition also announced a set of measures aimed at easing the financial burden
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No imminent decision on pension cuts as Athens moves ahead with minimum wage increase
EconomyProgramme, but it could hold back on the release of the ANFA and SMP profits, one of the debt relief measures... in the wages that were set in 2016, which were set at 780 euros per month. There will be another
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat numerous sites in Greece could be made available for the US to set up military bases. The first... not been discussed before he flew to Washington. The minister’s deviation from the course set by the prime... does not want to continue the cooperation, which began in January 2015. “We are tactical allies… if one
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