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Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019
it by far the most common answer. Corruption followed in a distant second place with 22 percent. Focus... of the outstanding obligations to the IMF has been completed after Athens paid ahead of time 2.7 billion... billion euros. Greece has already repaid the Stand-by Arrangement of the first programme and until
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek PoliticsYet another poll published this week has shown some erosion in the support for New Democracy... for Mega TV indicated that support for ND has dropped by half a percentage point since last month, decreasing to 28.9 pct. SYRIZA’s backing has edged up from 20.7 to 20.9, while PASOK has dipped from 11.9
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Government hails rule of law progress but open investigations continue to raise questions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law report has been welcomed... Rule of Law report which was published on Wednesday. The report finds that Greece has completed one... has been on the receiving end of criticism for its record on this front from journalists
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A fierce political clash over medicine prices in Greece
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocratic Left and independent MPs. SYRIZA, which has been vehemently opposed to the measure... of medicines being lowered but the legislation has proved far more controversial than its content would... in 2010 and has come about through patients being forced to pay more, lower margins for wholesalers
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Greek reform proposals set for broad approval but include some political obstacles
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that it has received swift approval from Greece's creditors (apart from the International... guaranteeing full accountability and transparency of its operations." The government has also set its... procurements. It is in the area of the media, however, where the coalition has plans to go much further than
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek Politicswill refer to this issue in Thessaloniki given that the shelving of the measure has not yet been... president Adonis Georgiadis led to her being ousted from the party. However, her outspoken style has... of more younger ministers, the cabinet now has 13 women, compared to just seven previously
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PM under pressure from both sides over marriage equality legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation on same-sex marriage has led the opposition to question the conservative leader’s appetite... unions has proved a controversial one since Mitsotakis revived the prospect of reforming family law... leader Stefanos Kasselakis has taken a lead, sensing an opportunity to kindle divisions within
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PASOK tries to take initiative in budget debate as SYRIZA exodus continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government’s position. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that taxing bank profits... of putting pressure on lenders with regard to their practices. It has been reported that one such measure will be to increase the ENFIA property tax on properties which have ended up in banks
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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand is threatening to cause a rift between the two parties within the coalition. SYRIZA has declared its intention... was signed in 2010, when the Abu Dhabi holding company agreed to buy a 75.1-percent stake... Venizelos, signed it in his capacity as Defence Minister at the time. Venizelos has been in SYRIZA’s
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SYRIZA tries to contain impact of ex-minister's grave allegations
PoliticsGreek Politics. The coalition has so far played down the serious claims, attempting to cast doubt on them... political secretariat that appears to have been implicated in the allegations – Panos Lambrou – has... the government at the moment is that the matter should be left to the justice system to investigate. This may buy
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