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Coalition focuses on positives as MPs gear up for vote on vast multi-bill The government is preparing to submit a multi-bill that will reportedly stretch to around 600 pages and is expecting that it will receive full support from SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs.
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs Having passed the 2018 budget earlier this week, the government is continuing a busy week of parliamentary activity with a couple of draft laws and several key amendments before the Christmas break.
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Parliament gears up for budget vote as auction concerns persist Parliament is preparing for a vote on the 2018 budget late on Tuesday, with opinion polls giving differing views of the political balance in Greece as the year comes to an end.
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Parliament to take up Kammenos allegations next week Parliament will discuss on Monday the allegations regarding a deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia that was overseen by Defence Minister Panos Kammenos.
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PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata has initiated a process aimed at creating a new centre-left alliance that could compete with SYRIZA for votes in the future.
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Tsipras upbeat on debt relief prospects, lenders more cautious Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears upbeat that an agreement on debt relief will be secured at Monday’s Eurogroup, although this was not backed up by officials on the lenders’ side.
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The SEKAP case and extrajudicial debt restructuring The law (N. 4469/2017) recently adopted by Greek Parliament, which was published on May 3 and introduces the opportunity of extrajudicial debt restructuring for natural and legal persons under specific conditions has been the cause of much discussion.
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Coalition MPs and multi-bill clear first hurdle as tension builds Coalition MPs passed on Tuesday their first test ahead of this week’s final vote on the multi-bill as tension builds ahead of Thursday’s ballot.
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Govt hopes counter-measures, debt relief talks enough to escape multi-bill maelstrom A crucial week begins for the government, which submitted to Parliament late on Saturday the multi-bill of measures, including the 2018-2021 Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS), ahead of a vote on Thursday night.
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Ahead of vote, Tsakalotos appeals to SYRIZA MPs with positive message The government has made a last-minute bid to secure the votes of all 146 SYRIZA MPs in the upcoming vote on the multi-bill, which appears on track to be held before the May 22 Eurogroup.