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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthrough the inclusion of Greek bonds in the European Central Bank’s QE programme and culminating... to be resolved. Unnamed European Commission officials suggested that Brussels also has objections... over the last few days that the medium-term measures being examined by the European Stability
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Athens hopes for deal at Eurogroup but doubts persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the apparent difference of opinion, particularly between the European Commission and the IMF, to highlight... said something similar at his joint press conference with European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday. Papadimoulis praised the role of European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsemphasised by European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure, who also took part... sector over the last few months. “Time is of the essence,” he added. European Economic Affairs... percent of GDP, while European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling said that Greece may
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Newsletter 115 - 21/04/2017
gathering on Sunday, but it is hoping that there will be enough common ground between the European... jeopardising the inclusion of Greek government bonds in the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing (QE... in the European Central Bank’s QE programme and the completion of projects involving the private sector
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Rising tension in Western Balkans add to diplomatic concerns
PoliticsForeign Policyzone in which other actors have more influence than the European Union.” Additionally, many in both... alternative to the closed door of the European Union.” Kosovo President Hashim Thaci subsequently... of the sovereignty of Aegean islands. On Wednesday, Turkish European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik said
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Details of technical agreement between Greece and lenders set out in draft sMoU
EconomyProgrammewill be implemented in 2019 (instead of 2020) if the IMF, in cooperation with the European institutions... with the recent ruling of the European Courts related to European Commission (EC) decision in 2008 and 2009
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Greece tries to navigate through uncertainty in Western Balkans
PoliticsForeign Policyto be right for the interests of our people and for European principles and values.” However, Brussels... program and, like in all European democracies, we believe that whatever is proposed by the majority should.... During the European People's Party meeting in Malta recently Angela Merkel warned Gruevski, whose
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Newsletter 119 - 19/05/2017
on the debt issue, causing Greece to miss its chance to enter the European Central Bank’s QE programme soon... that if the IMF does not join the Greek programme, the European lenders would have to put together a new... to grow by 1.8 percent in 2017, while European Commission and IMF estimates are more optimistic
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Central government debt edges up to 326.5 billion in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyis attributed to a February repayment to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) by the Hellenic Financial... billion is held by private investors and 18 billion by the ECB (SMP programme) and the European.... The breakdown also showed that special purpose and bilateral loans, including those granted by the European
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Debt deal eludes Greece and lenders, June 15 set as final deadline
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe upcoming discussions. European Stability Mechanism chief Klaus Regling said that there is some more time... million euros on July 3, 2.17 billion on July 17 and 4.03 billion to the European Central Bank on July 20... and European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici indicated that 115 out of 140 prior actions had
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