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  1. Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    be agreed in their entirety now. The provision of debt relief is one of the aspects to the agreement.... This is believed to have been one of the main topics of discussion when Lagarde met with German... the IMF Spring Meetings on April 21-23, while the May 22 Eurogroup is being lined up as the one

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  2. No certainties for Athens before Eurogroup as lenders try for debt deal
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    place on June 15. It is possible that an extraordinary one could be held before... a serious impact on the calculations regarding Greece’s debt. One report in the Greek media over the weekend claimed that one of the documents the IMF has handed to the eurozone creditors suggests

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  3. Athens wants to keep Ankara lines open despite EU reservations, S-400 deal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    alliances in the region and Russia seems - for the time being - a useful ally. But no one is certain... that there was no reaction when Greece purchased the S-300 system from Russia in the past. Kotzias replied that “one must... issue is currently off the agenda as Greece and Cyprus think that Turkey's stance regarding

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  4. Sub-tranche released but PPC poses key challenge in review

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    billion. In H1 2017 it recorded a profit of 14.4 million euros, which was entirely due to the one-off... state of PPC’s finances was one of the topics of discussion during the recent visit by the mission... of the country. One of the imminent actions expected after the lenders’ visit to Greece is the change

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  5. Coalition focuses on positives as MPs gear up for vote on vast multi-bill
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    (the first one of the year) on Monday to discuss the content of the omnibus bill, among other issues... during a press briefing on Tuesday that there is already sufficient. This is one of the reasons..., beyond the prospect of Greece exiting its bailout in a few months. One of those is the increase

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  6. Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
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    Economy

    was the first agency to upgrade Greece by one notch to ‘B’ in the end of January, as it had kept its rating unchanged last summer. It was followed by Fitch, with the same rating also moving one step..., upping Greece by two notches to ‘B3’, the equivalent of a ‘B-‘, one below the other two agencies

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  7. PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
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    EconomyProgramme

    of their tasks in recent weeks. One such case is Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, who has always taken... for the operation of Egnatia Highway (the binding bids phase was meant to be launched in March) is one of the current actions that the government is in a rush to tick off its list. Administrative Reform

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  8. Tsipras aims to capitalise on debt deal as election talk is revived
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    will argue that the measure should be put off for at least six months or as long as Athens continues... to be one of several positive measures he announces at Thessaloniki, along with the return of collective... of positivity carries him to a result that is much better than the one suggested by opinion polls so far

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  9. Mortgage loans a key piece of NPL reduction puzzle

    EconomyBanking

    The persisting issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) was one of the key items discussed last week... targets. Excluding off-balance sheet items, the NPE stock was reduced by 3.8 billion euros quarter... at the start of September, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council member Benoit Coeure said that one

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  10. Athens adjusts foreclosure framework, waits for lenders to give green light
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    EconomyProgramme

    -off from the lenders. Athens is hopeful that it can submit the bill to Greek Parliament by Tuesday.... The most significant one is that it was agreed there would be a one-year time limit... this stuff. There are one or two things that have to pass through Parliament but they are agreed

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