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  1. Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There is growing speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on the verge of announcing a cabinet reshuffle with the aim of removing some ministers who are not deemed as being cooperative and increasing the government’s chances of concluding the p...

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  2. After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
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    EconomyProgramme

    With the date of the return of the institutions’ mission chiefs to Athens still unknown, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is heading to Paris and Brussels this week to meet with his French counterpart Michel Sapin and European Economic Affairs C...

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  3. Athens waits for move from lenders to get review going
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    While some reports in Athens claim that Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem is making behind-the-scenes efforts to bring Greece’s lenders closer together and organise a meeting with the Greek government to break the deadlock in the review, there was...

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  4. Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The Greek government has wasted no time in rolling out its strategy for ensuring the passage of measures being discussed with the lenders and the conclusion of the drawn-out second review. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and Digital Policy M...

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  5. Greece searches for balanced deal as talks get underway in Athens
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There was a low-key start to the negotiations between Greece’s lenders and government officials in Athens on Tuesday. The first meeting of the day saw Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos discuss with the mission chiefs privatisation issues. The fiscal ma...

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  6. Athens and creditors get down to details in final stretch of review
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    EconomyProgramme

    The new round of discussions between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs began on Tuesday with the aim of reaching a staff-level agreement (SLA) in the next few days. Following the two 2-hour meetings that focused on energy and the...

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  7. Institutions, Athens start new round of review talks as e-auctions get green light
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    EconomyProgramme

    Talks between the institutions and the Greek government are due to resume on Tuesday with hopes of a staff-level agreement (SLA) being reached by the end of the year growing after notaries decided to end their strike so that electronic auctions can star...

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  8. E-auctions get underway as draft SLA is prepared
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    EconomyProgramme

    Electronic auctions made a successful, albeit brief, debut on Wednesday, boosting hopes that Greece and its lenders will conclude a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) this week and pave the way for the completion of the third review in January. Two e-auctions ...

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  9. Episode 10 - Get with the (first) programme

    Agora

    Amid more pressing issues, the 10th anniversary of Greece's first international bailout went slightly under the radar earlier this year. However, to round off the first series of The Agora podcast, we have brought together three experts on the subject. ...

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  10. Parties get into campaign mode as ND mulls possible election dates

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The prospect of early elections is taking on more concrete form, as the government’s calculus around the timing of polls comes into focus. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides are believed to be weighing up potential election dates, as the s...

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