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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos hit out at the lenders when... is possible. The prime minister stuck to his more recent message that Greece will not yield on matters... demanded, the post-2018 fiscal targets and medium-term debt relief, the Greek prime minister will have
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Tsakalotos role under scrutiny as talks become more tense
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s efforts to dispel rumours of a rift between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance... line to the prime minister after the finance minister’s appearance before Parliament’s economic... the deal. Following a meeting with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Athens on Wednesday, Tsipras
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Tsipras clears with relative ease first domestic hurdle to getting deal approved
PoliticsGreek Politicslenders, helping Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras clear one of the domestic hurdles he faced following... the second programme review, there were few dissenters. The only negative for the prime minister was that 13... and suggested that the prime minister should carry out a reshuffle. This lukewarm form of internal
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Tsipras focuses on debt relief goal as review resumes in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras took to centre stage on Tuesday evening, soon after the second review... of the programme,” said the prime minister, repeating the government’s position that it will not make... as early as June or July. The prime minister also mounted an enthusiastic defence of recent
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Tsipras rallies ministers and MPs before multi-bill arrives
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be submitted to Parliament next week, amid efforts by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ensure... on Thursday and SYRIZA’s parliamentary group is expected to gather on Friday. This will be a prime... for the last few days, starting with the prime minister himself, to stress the importance and positive
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Newsletter 119 - 19/05/2017
Parliament on Wednesday and Thursday, buying more time for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his... if Greece secures a debt reduction. The Greek prime minister based this on the discussions that he had... (the government has already picked Rothschild & Co as its adviser). The prime minister also claimed
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IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn... and debt relief at the next Eurogroup on June 15. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held brief talks... of respondents believe that conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis would make a better prime minister than
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Tsipras readjusts expectations for crucial Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsspeculation following the latest comments by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at the Hellenic... of conducting a test bond issue this summer. However, an alternative reading of the prime minister’s statement... ahead. The position taken by the prime minister in the days ahead may give a clearer indication of his
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Expectations for deal on Thursday rise as Athens tempers own
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn agreement at Thursday’s Eurogroup seems the most likely outcome even though Prime Minister... since the last Eurogroup ended in an impasse. The Greek prime minister has shown in the past that he... and Tsakalotos will remain in their positions and that relations with the prime minister are very good
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Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut an agreement that will fall short of Greek expectations while still leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... that the prime minister had performed an about-turn. On Monday, he told French Finance Minister Bruno Le... in Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and that the Greek prime minister has failed to understand that EU
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