Tsipras gov't staking remaining political 'capital' on bid to avoid pending pension cuts

14:42 31/8/2018 - Πηγή: Ναυτεμπορική

A controversial Cabinet reshuffle this week by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras offered only a brief distraction for his poll-trailing leftist-rightist coalition, as it faces a scheduled reduction in social security expenditures - as of Jan. 1, 2019 - which will slice monthly benefits for roughly 30 percent of all pensioners in the country.