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Monday evening Greek Parliament, Syntagma Square in downtown Athens: Inside the Plenary the leaders of political parties argue on the omnibus bill with the prior actions the government brought for voting. Outside the building, unions protest the bill in general, the provisions on strike and the cuts in children allowances …

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Five amendments in the omnibus bill tabled at the Greek parliament reportedly aim to attract foreign investment, stimulate development  and make it easier to launch business ventures. According to gtp.gr, in efforts to attract investment and facilitate the launch of business projects in Greece, the economy ministry has made five …

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Hundreds of Communist party KKE unionists from PAME stormed the Labor Ministry in Athens on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the new strike law introduced in the latest omnibus bill with prior actions dictated by the country’s lenders. Using crowbars, about 500 PAME protesters prised open metal shutters of the labor …

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The omnibus bill containing the prior actions required to complete Greece’s third program review will be send at the parliament’s relevant committees on Tuesday (Jan. 9), where it will be discussed until Thursday. The bill is 600-pages heavy and contains 50 prior actions The bill will proceed at the plenum …

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Lawmakers of the coalition government left-wing SYRIZA and nationalists Independent Greeks adopted the omnibus bill with new austerity measures 4.9 billion euros for the years 2018-2021. prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said right after the voting he expects form creditors to commit to debt relief measures. All 153 government lawmakers voted …

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Hundreds of pensioners defied the rain and took to the streets to protest the new austerity package to be voted Thursday night at the Greek Parliament. With umbrellas and raincoats, they joined their voices to prevent more austerity measures threatening to put their survival at risk. Holding banners and chanting …

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The Plenary of the Greek Parliament  decided on Wednesday to expel the parliamentary group of extreme right-wing Golden Dawn after the incident two days ago. The Golden Dawn group will not be able to participate in the debates on the omnibus bill containing the new package of austerity measures 2018-2021. …

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The omnibus bill and midterm plan for 2018-2021 has been submitted to the Greek Parliament. The relevant parliamentary committees are to examine 941 pages containing measures for fiscal targets and so-called reforms, the mid-term fiscal strategy framework and other provisions, before the plenary will vote it on Thursday, May 18 …

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Greek Palriament approved with 153 YES votes the omnibus bill of 5.4billion euro austerity measures. All MPs of SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government supported the bill paving the way for the government to go to the Eurogroup meeting on May 24th hoping for release of bailout tranche and debt relief talks. However, …

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Debate in Greek Parliament reaches its peak as lawmakers get ready to vote the omnibus austerity bill of €5.4 billion, the last prerequisite in order to conclude the Program Review and reach a deal at the Eurogroup on May 24th. Keys points of argument between the coalition government SYRIZA -ANEL …

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Indirect taxes worth 1.8 billion euro, Value Added Tax hike from 23% to 24%, red loans regulations, a new Super Privatization Fund, new calculation scales for Unified Property Tax (ENFIA), the omnibus bill of some 4,000 pages has been submitted to the Parliament on Wednesday night. The voting will take …

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With 154 votes the omnibus bill with 1000+1 austerity measures was approved late on Friday night. In the first important vote after the elections, SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government did not manage to persuade all of its lawmakers to vote in favor. The ‘defiant’ MP was from ANEL.        White nights in …

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