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ESM and EFSF approve short-term debt relief measures for Greece
EconomyProgrammeThe short-term debt relief measures for Greece were approved by the board of directors (BoD) of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) on Monday. The measures were initially endorsed by the December 5 Eurogroup, but were put on hold after Prime
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Tsipras dismisses snap polls and new measures as review deal hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsa reference to its previous calls for debt relief) and that the European lenders should take... of the programme with funding and the European Central Bank to include Greek bonds in its QE scheme
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Key fiscal differences lower expectations for Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicssurplus targets are met. According to the rumoured proposal, which reportedly came from the European side... to be a full participant in the Greek programme and the European Central Bank to include Greek bonds
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Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
Society, such as that from the European Commission’s AMECO database, that show that private sector savings fell by 9.5 billion euros last year. In addition, a recent European Central Bank study showed that Greek
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policyresolution of the Cyprus issue. Following the participation of European Commission officials.... A European official said recently that “the stars are aligned in the right direction
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PBO warns of recovery risks, fourth bailout and possible default
EconomyMacroeconomy, if the optimistic estimates by the government and the European Commission for growth of 2.7 percent... should seek a new bailout programme with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the panel
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Athens searching for compromise formula should IMF remain on board
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe indication that no progress regarding Greece’s review should be expected before the International Monetary Fund’s executive board meets on Monday was strengthened by comments from European officials. European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling told reporters on Monday
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Tsipras tweaks message as chance of review compromise emerges
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut if they are willing to do enough for the European Central Bank to deem Greek debt sustainable... that this is unconstitutional and against European democratic principles as it would bind future governments. However
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Newsletter 105 - 03/02/2017
Greece has a better chance of qualifying for the European Central Bank’s QE programme and so... in January, according to figures published by the European Commission. The headline figure
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammestability and support competitiveness and growth. While Greece and its European partners expressed... framework for debt sustainability analysis. To attain this new goalpost, more debt relief from the European
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