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Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, wanting to conclude the review quickly and actually doing it may prove two separate things. Some government officials, for instance, told local media that the lenders’ inspection may drag... of the situation. Tsipras, though, is clear that he may have to concede ground to the Fund if he is to wrap things
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Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
PoliticsForeign Policyit clear that this may not be the view of all his fellow eurozone finance ministers. This appeared... Steffen Seibert also emphasised that Berlin is not willing to move outside of the contours of the May... in May on a timetable on exactly that subject .. regarding measures for the short term, and later
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Greece, lenders inch forward after talks on settlement of tax and bank debt
EconomyProgrammebe written-off. According to Economy Ministry sources, one or two meetings of the technical delegations may... by the end of the year. This ruling may pave the way for similar judgments in the future since a large number... have to be retroacctively adjusted as of May 21, 2015. Following this ruling, the Finance Ministry
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
on the debt issue beyond what was set out in the May Eurogroup statement. Moreover... on Thursday. Athens, though, did not give up its hope that it may be able to push for something more than... coordination. As the US is the single-largest shareholder in the IMF, European creditor institutions may
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Mitsotakis renews appeal to PASOK and Potami for joint drive
PoliticsGreek Politics-Independent Greeks as opposing them and peddling populist rhetoric instead, there may be pressure... threshold for electing MPs in the latest opinion polls. This may make the prospect of an alliance with New... against the coalition, an alliance with PASOK and Potami on a reformist platform may also help
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
. “Ah, but support for the euro in Greece remains strong,” may be the counter-argument... recent survey on the subject by Greek polling firm Public Issue. A poll published in May indicated... (as promoted by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble) is still on the table, the odds may change
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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a “spirit of compromise” in the coming days but admitted that the December 5 Eurogroup “may.... “The IMF will probably ask “How committed are you to doing that?,” which is a fair question. “Some may want to go faster, some may not want to go forward at all, then I’ll push them a little. We will move
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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agorafor the euro in Greece remains strong,” may be the counter-argument to this gloomy set of data... on the subject by Greek polling firm Public Issue. A poll published in May indicated that 54 percent..., the odds may change dramatically. We witnessed last summer how people who feel they are in a dead
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The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammethat the MTFS 2018-2021 has to be legislated by May 2017. In the context of tax policy reforms... of 90 days the number of mass layoffs may exceed 20 regardless of the number of employees. The draft... May 12 and October 31 have to be recalculated and processed by the end of February 2017. Financial
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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
AgoraDemocracy would like to see play out, including the failure to conclude the second review. It may... may pull another surprise this time around. The fear that just as his rhetoric regarding Greece’s... of the crisis once and for all,” he said. Even at this difficult juncture, when he may be tempted to dump
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