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Voters unconvinced by post-Eurogroup narrative, wait for growth
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo recent opinion polls have highlighted the lack of enthusiasm among Greeks for the agreement that the government reached with its creditors at the June 15 Eurogroup, underlining the hard work that the coalition has ahead of it and suggesting that it ...
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Debt relief-for-reforms option being discussed for post-programme era
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s lenders are discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement with Athens to link debt relief to future reforms after the end of the third programme, a eurozone official told journalists in Brussels on Tuesday. The option of extending the sur...
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Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
EconomyProgrammeA meeting between officials from the European Central Bank, the Bundesbank, Bank of Greece and executives representing Greek lenders in Frankfurt on Monday has sparked speculation that Athens may opt for a precautionary credit line to support its exit f...
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Green light for next bailout funds as Commission stands ground on post-MoU scenarios
EconomyProgrammeIt was confirmed on Thursday that the path is now clear for Greece to receive its 5.7-billion-euro tranche after completing the third review. The news came as the European Commission appeared to indicate that it is not willing to make major concessions ...
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Eurogroup Annex with post-programme commitments
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Lenders set out post-MoU reform tasks ahead for Athens
EconomyProgrammeAside from marking the completion of Greece’s third and final European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme, last Thursday’s Eurogroup also outlined the set of commitments that the Greek authorities will have to undertake so the complete set of reforms a...
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll is approaching 100, may affect Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s strategy for the last stretch of the current administration’s time in office. The disaster has und...
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Tax cuts set to lead package of post-MoU pledges by Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras is preparing to play one of his final political cards ahead of the next elections by presenting a package of tax cuts and spending increases at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) this Saturday. The prime minister met with business representativ...
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Coalition tweaks labour market, lines up more post-MoU changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is putting the finishing touches to the package of policy pledges he is due to make at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday, but his government has already taken the first, partly symbolic, step in restoring workers’ ri...
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Second post-MoU review hinges on NPL plan and protection for primary residences
EconomyProgrammeAn uncomfortable Euro Working Group meeting last week has left Athens with much to do in the coming days as it seeks to obtain the green light for the disbursement of the ANFA and SMP bond profits in March. According to reports, the institutions and eur...
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