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Athens waits to sound out IMF, PM moves on from vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the wake of Tuesday’s testing vote in Parliament on the gender change bill and ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to Washington next week, the government has some time to take stock of the progress in the third review. A key meeting is coming up regarding the programme as Finance
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was on an official visit to Brazil. It seems that Tsipras does not intend to take any disciplinary
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Tsipras concludes US trip with focus on geopolitics and investments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded his visit to the USA on Wednesday, before leaving for the European Council in Brussels, with a series of engagements aimed at cementing the two key themes of his trip: Greece’s geopolitical role and its keenness to attract investment. Although Tuesday’s
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Eurogroup marks start of countdown for prior actions
EconomyProgrammeGreece is not on the official agenda for Monday’s Eurogroup meeting, although eurozone finance ministers are expected to receive an update from the institutions’ mission chiefs on where the third review stands. During the recent visit to Athens, the creditors reached agreements with the Greek
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Energy at forefront as Athens prepares for creditors’ return
EconomyProgrammewhen they visit Athens next week. It is reported that the Commission did not reject Greek requests
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Mitsotakis rules out roles for relatives, Tsipras mulls way out of pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politics. In an interview during his visit to Portugal last week, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also suggested that an exit
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Strike legislation, auctions present Athens with challenges in wake of SLA
EconomyProgrammewill be on duty for the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday and Friday
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SYRIZA in tight spot over strikes but poll deficit still closing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe imminent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan means that the main focus of the Greek government for the rest of the week will be on foreign policy issues. This could represent a welcome break for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his cabinet, who despite reaching a staff-level
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demands on police this week. Almost 3,000 police officers were placed on duty for the visit of Turkish
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Tusk proposals over refugee quotas puts Athens on alert ahead of EU summit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsErdogan’s approval during his visit to Athens last week for returns to take place from the mainland
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