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Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammemay make its monitoring different to the others in the future. “If Greece requires additional debt relief measures, the post- programme surveillance may be tightened,” he said. Costello made it clear... days. The mission is not expected to return to Athens until early May. Its aim will be to secure
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Newsletter 154 -9/03/2018
. The institutions are expected to return to Athens in early May following their first exploratory... but the International Monetary Fund may yet have a say on the issue. If the SLA is in place in May... in tackling 88 prior actions by May. review drags on. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) still has
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyis coming to an end in May. Athens is also concerned about whether Turkish politicians will try... and Greece the upcoming EU–Western Balkans Summit in May 17 is a landmark. For the EU, the meeting... between the two foreign ministers is considered crucial. The first is in Thessaloniki on May 3-4
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
and came in at just under 825 euros for women. 2 Economic sentiment up to 104.2 in May The latest... points to 104.2 in May versus 103.6 in April, European Commission (EC) figures revealed this week. May’s... points to -51 in May compared to -48.8 in April. In the other indicators, industry confidence dipped
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The tie that binds
AgoraDemocracy, Antonis Samaras, presented there in May 2011, his alternative to the austerity-led... to win back the support it has lost since 2015. We may be looking at the beginning of the end... the single currency area’s decision makers have tackled problems, as frustrating and costly as that may
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there was no such constitutional requirement, although he added that Kammenos’s demand may be discussed... it is clear that Tsipras cannot gather the 180 votes for a super-majority, but may just about... its term in office end prematurely, both leaders have accepted that they may soon have to bring
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agorathe first eurozone country to seek a bailout in May 2010. The other had to do with a controversial..., leading The Economist to label him “intransigent” in May 2011 and accuse him of putting... they were tasked with protecting. “When we intervened to help Greece in May 2010, we intervened
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
in with the theory that the prime minister could call national elections in May, just before or at the same time as the European Parliament and local votes, which are due on May 26. However, Tsipras repeated... for to avoid calling snap elections. To Potami MP Spyros Danellis is seen as another deputy that may
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the European Parliament elections on May 26. SYRIZA announced on Tuesday its first 16 candidates... for a heavy defeat on May 26 and that this would seal SYRIZA’s fate in general elections later in the year... decision to set the bar so low caused some surprise. Of course, it may be a tactic aimed at rallying
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Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
PoliticsGreek Politics, rather than snap election in May at the same time or before the European Parliament ballot... to be confident that SYRIZA will not suffer a damaging defeat in the European Parliament elections on May 26... from calling snap general elections in May, SYRIZA will have to step up its campaign for the EP
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