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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsin an independent way the debt sustainability. Until then, it’s premature to speculate about purchasing bonds. Thank you.” The timing of Draghi’s remarks could not have been more critical... understand that Greece’s problem isn’t its debt level but Greece’s problem is its lack in competitiveness
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Coalition puts on fresh face but poll sees support draining away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s new spokesman, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, (the 34-year-old who headed Alexis Tsipras’s political office since last year) made his first appearance in his new role on Tuesday... its fortunes. Tzanakopoulos talked up the positive comments from Monday’s Eurogroup and played down
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos was re-elected as leader of SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent... was comfortably re-elected, though, after promising delegates that the nationalist party’s decision to go... their public criticism of the government’s decisions at a minimum. This has been repaid by Tsipras
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Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
PoliticsForeign Policythe US leader’s visit received and by promoting the benefits of visiting Greece. Certainly, as far.... According to the Bank of Greece’s travel receipt figures for August, there was just a 5.3 percent..., the government’s main goal was to ensure that Obama would issue a clear message on economic policy (debt relief
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
in 2017. In addition, privatisations are expected to raise 2.59 billion. On Tuesday Moody’s changed... committed themselves to do under the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). Moody’s also forecasts GDP... plainly this week that he believes his government’s only chance of survival is to conclude the current
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Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s initiative, helping Tsipras avoid looking isolated following his decision to make the handout without seeming to have consulted properly with Greece’s lenders. An opinion poll conducted by Pro... before the party made an official decision. However, following the reaction from Greece’s lenders
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
ministers in Malta. Before Thursday’s EWG, there had been a strong feeling of optimism that an agreement had... to have agreed to sell 40 percent of the Public Power Corporation’s lignite-powered units. It is not clear if hydroelectric units will also be sold at a later date. The government’s hope is that any
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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agorafor Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes. The minutes of last week’s... and tax hikes to meet the International Monetary Fund’s demands, he expected that the country’s... that would come into effect next summer and immediately securing the IMF’s seal of approval as far
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEurogroup and with the Greek government’s position yet to crystallise. Speaking to journalists during... to a significant reduction in the Greek government’s aspirations regarding the Eurogroup meeting and fits... came after he attended a meeting of SYRIZA’s political council on Tuesday. The gathering took place
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
kind of credit line. This claim will undoubtedly have set off the alarm bells among Greece’s lenders... that this is not the case. To compound the government’s misery, it has become embroiled... and asked her to question the inmate. Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis gave his full backing to SYRIZA’s
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