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Gov’t MPs approve Water Privatization with 152 votes

September 28, 2016 Politics 4

With 152 YES votes, coalition government lawmakers from left-wing SYRIZA and nationalists Independent Greeks approved the privatization of the water companies in Athens and Thessaloniki. Replying to sharp criticism form opposition parties and the society, the government insisted that “indebted state-run enterprises would hardly find an investor” and that the …

SYRIZA MP resigns over “prior actions bill”, Kammenos asks ‘rebel’ ANEL MP to resign

November 19, 2015 Politics Comments Off on SYRIZA MP resigns over “prior actions bill”, Kammenos asks ‘rebel’ ANEL MP to resign

Syriza lawmaker and former government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis submitted his resignation on Thursday morning, hours before the Parliament would be called to vote for the bill of prior actions and new austerity measures. “Sakellaridis raised objections to the bill,” Greek media report adding that it was Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras …

Greece – Creditors: €2bn bailout tranche & €10bn for banks recap must wait

November 16, 2015 Economy Comments Off on Greece – Creditors: €2bn bailout tranche & €10bn for banks recap must wait

For one more time creditors sent a clear message to Greece: first the new deal will have to pass through the Parliament. Only then they will turn on the faucet and let 2 billion bailout tranche and 10 billion for the bank recapitalization flow towards the Eurozone south. The Euro …

Multi-bill passed; PM Samaras ousts one MP; Greek gov’t thin majority

March 30, 2014 Politics 2

The multi bill needed o secure the next bailout tranche passed in a voting at the Greek Parliament late Sunday night.The multi-bill was compressed in two articles. Article 1 received 152 votes and Article 2 received 151. Athens major candidate and Nea Dimokratia MP, Nikitas Kaklamanis, voted “present” instead of …

Greek Minister resigns over Milk Reform… and nobody notices

March 30, 2014 Politics 2

Deputy Agricultural Minister Maximos Charakopoulos resigned from his cabinet position on Saturday evening claiming disagreement with the milk reform. However he would vote in favor of the controversial multi-bill on Sunday in order not to hinder the “proper funding of the country.” The multi-bill containing major reforms of the trading …

Draft bill to overhaul Greek trading regulations

March 28, 2014 Economy Comments Off on Draft bill to overhaul Greek trading regulations

Dozens of provisions are to overhaul trading regulations in Greece and trigger the anger of milk producers, pharmacists, booksellers, bakers. The changes containing in the 191-page multi draft submitted by the Greek government to the Parliament are one more Troika-imposed precondition for the next bailout installment of some 9 billion …

Greece moves forward: 15,000 lay-offs, minimum wage at €490/month, retroactive property levy

April 29, 2013 Economy 4

Development is here to stay! Unemployment will be combated, jobless will get a bread loaf and a piece of cheese and the revenues-bringing tax called “emergency property levy” will continue as such and in some cases even retroactive. On Sunday night, Greek government passed a multi-bill paving the way for …

Greece’s Coalition Gov’ Partners Up in Arms Over Multi-Bill

January 24, 2012 Economy, Politics 1

At least 50 MPs from the three parties of the Papademos coalition government refused to vote in favour of several articles of the multi-bill, while deputies, who are lawyers by profession, did not appear at all in the Greek Parliament. 50 socialist PASOK deputies refused to vote several articles, while …

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