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PM tweaks team as SYRIZA calls for ex-minister to face charges
PoliticsGreek Politicsgesture aimed at defusing tension over the Tempe affair. The government’s official line was that the presence of the two officials at Marinakis’s house sent the wrong signal given that To Vima’s report...-Mitsotakis, had personally contacted Marinakis to encourage him to meet with the two officials
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign PolicyMacedonia — during the oath and in all official meetings and events. But he added that he would stick... from Greek and EU officials, She later insisted that she had a “human right” to refer to her country... path and supported efforts for the signing of the Prespa Agreement. In Athens, officials also
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Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak
PoliticsGreek Politics. It is not the first time that government officials or members of the ruling conservative party have strayed from the official, cautious line on Trump and his actions since his victory in the US... Vance at the Munich Security Conference last week, and the subsequent statements by officials from
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign Policylead. In his talks with the Libyan official, Gerapetritis stressed that the memorandum... the eastern part of the country. In Athens, officials attach particular importance to Benghazi’s demand... postponed by Ankara. Turkish diplomats and officials remain dissatisfied with Greece and Cyprus’s
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicscan diverge from official party lines. This opens the door to targeted outreach — something observers.... Polls suggest that goal is far from guaranteed, yet senior officials insist it remains within reach.... That memory has become a touchstone inside the PM’s office, where officials argue that undecided centre
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agoraa red herring but it suddenly became part of the eurozone's official crisis management toolkit... by eurozone officials and politicians. The whole process was reverse engineered based on how much money... by European officials and politicians as "For the euro zone as a whole, there might be limited gain
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Greece, the troika and banks' capital needs: A step-by-step guide
EconomyProgrammeand at that time it was perceived as having been broadly agreed between all official sector parties...Troika officials are due to meet Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Giorgos Provopoulos on Wednesday... Yannis Stournaras met with troika officials, surprised the market and raised the second key question
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek Politicsmean a delay in starting official talks on further debt relief. Eurozone leaders will wait..., less significant, actions in time for the September review. Finance Ministry officials admitted... because public administration officials are refusing to cooperate with assessors. So far, there has
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Greece steps up efforts for early bailout exit but lenders play it coy
PoliticsGreek Politicsis what kind of monitoring Greece will come under. The Greek official speaking to Reuters on Sunday... bailout programme at the end of the year but, as Greek officials admitted, all the options are still open... on the issue. Greek officials were equally vague in their assessment. "Everything is on the table,” said
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Varoufakis outlines contours of debt deal as haircut set aside
PoliticsGreek Politicsare not part of the intended official debt restructuring. ECB holdings The ECB holds 25-27 billion euros..., SYRIZA officials have suggested over the past few weeks that a deal leading to an extension... has not put the plan to ECB or EU officials, much more will be heard about these proposals over
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