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Tsipras upbeat about funding deal but also mulls referendum in case of impasse
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the deal between Fraport and Greece for the management of 14 regional airports was sound given... percent primary surplus this year is still achievable if a deal is concluded with lenders soon. However... to clinch the deal, the next obstacle will be to ensure there is domestic approval for it, particularly
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Greece deal hangs in balance as IMF sees major differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a deal with lenders despite talks on Wednesday night with German Chancellor Angela Merkel... that Greece might be offered a deal that softens lenders' positions beyond those set out in the proposal... lenders are getting closer to a deal. It is now clear that he will either have to move closer
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Amid risk of 2015 re-run, Greece searching for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSchulz, can be seen as a last-ditch attempt to generate some political momentum for a deal, with key... perhaps being able to squeeze out a better deal than if the Europeans simply line up behind the IMF... affect the process and the government’s appetite for a deal may be affected if it considers
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Athens sees Cyprus talks progressing despite lack of deal in Geneva
PoliticsForeign Policyand guarantees, ended on Thursday without a deal but with a decision to continue discussions... as the guarantees and security issues are on the table. No deal At the first session of the Conference on Cyprus... be favourable for the prospects of a Cyprus deal. A Greek-Cypriot source also denied the Turkish claim
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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsa global deal with the institutions has been reached. Speaking during a regular press briefing... with the institutions has been reached, Athens will look to the lenders for a deal on fiscal targets... to reach an agreement with the institutions, although the content and schedule of the potential deal have
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Tsipras clears with relative ease first domestic hurdle to getting deal approved
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the deal on Sunday, while another 12 ballots were blank. This represents an overwhelming... that the central committee would be the first stop in his effort to secure domestic support for the deal... also serves two other key purposes. Firstly, it helps Tsipras argue that the deal has broad support
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Debt deal eludes Greece and lenders, June 15 set as final deadline
PoliticsGreek Politics” and reaching a deal would involve “additional options or adjusting expectations.” Throughout the press... been completed. The crystallisation of the short-term fiscal targets and the absence of a deal.... The lack of a deal on Monday is certainly a disappointment for the government, which would have
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Tsipras in tight spot over debt deal but QE access may hold key to compromise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government seems intent on trying to forge a better deal with its lenders than the one... at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Brussels on Friday that Athens will either accept a deal... future deal on debt relief. It is, therefore, likely that despite his tough talk now, Tsipras would
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Expectations for deal on Thursday rise as Athens tempers own
PoliticsGreek Politicsa week later if there is no deal. Tsipras reiterated the warning in a phone call with EU Council... no stone unturned in the effort to secure a good deal. However, the indications in Athens as well... prepare ministers for the fact that the deal would not provide the clarity on debt sustainability
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Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras went in the morning to brief President Prokopis Pavlopoulos about the deal, which gave Greece.... The content of the deal should be encouraging enough for Tsipras to avoid any internal dissent for the time... and lease-back deal of 28 state-owned buildings. Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan also
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