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EconomyProgramme
Coalition poised to unveil pension reform proposals, hoping to avoid cuts The Greek government appears to have finalised its proposals on pension reform and is set to submit them to the institutions ahead of the start of the first programme review in mid-January.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Court ruling creates new complication for gov't, this time with property tax According to reports, the plenary of the Council of State has decided that the statutory (“objective”) prices for real estate should be retrospectively adjusted as of May 21, 2015.
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EconomyProgramme
Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise Although decisions regarding pension reform are not due until the first programme review scheduled for January, after the second set of milestones has been completed, the issue is already beginning to dominate the agenda.
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EconomyProgramme Coalition considers options for addressing pension system sustainability Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos outlined to SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Tuesday of the government’s social policy council’s proposal on pension reforms.
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EconomyProgramme
Greece gets tranche and looks ahead to next tasks, including pensions and NPLs The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) BoD approved on Monday afternoon the disbursement of the sub-tranche of 2 billion euros to Greece after the completion of the first set of milestones as well as the financial sector measures.
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Economy
Committee of wise men proposes drastic changes to Greece's pension system The findings of the committee of wise men established by the Labour Ministry to examine the current situation and propose a new plan for Greek pension system were presented on Thursday.
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Economy Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment Social security funds (SSFs) are the weakest link among the main general government (gg) entities, showing a significant deterioration in their fiscal performance in the course of 2015 and creating a looming challenge for the coalition.
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EconomyProgramme
Lenders set out 49 milestones for Greece to meet before next bailout tranche The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) decided on Friday a long list of 49 milestones that Greece will have to achieve by mid-October for the disbursement of the next bailout sub-tranche of 2 billion euros.
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EconomyProgramme Pension reform to be one of new government's toughest challenges in next weeks Reform of the Greek pension system will be one of the thorniest issues in the third bailout programme that the new government will have to tackle. It is a key milestone in the coming months.
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EconomyProgramme
No time for Tsipras to celebrate as long list of tasks means pressure is on from start The new coalition government to be sworn in on Tuesday after Sunday’s snap elections has a series of challenges ahead of it, most of which stem from the commitments and deliverables outlined in the third bailout programme signed a month ago.