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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgramme.” The ECB official’s comments were interpreted by the Greek media as a sign that Frankfurt is trying... and Greek officials are expected to be centred on changes to the out-of-court workout and the so...-government Avgi newspaper, officials in Athens said that a staff-level agreement by May 24 is feasible
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Government indicates readiness to play waiting game on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsintervention from a government official suggesting that Athens has no intention of acting on this issue... security fund EFKA produces a surplus this year (which government officials claim it is on course to do... suggestions that the judicial officials involved in the handling of the case were later promoted under
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek Politicswithin SYRIZA about yet another former PASOK official being brought into the cabinet. Also... parties. The introduction and promotion of some younger SYRIZA officials was largely overshadowed... this Thursday. Officials are also expected to discuss preparations for the first post-programme visit
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeyear. The issue was not on the official agenda of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting, but it is believed... officials in Luxembourg, especially as the meeting coincided with the government tabling the draft 2019... Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling was the most reticent of the three officials
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Athens to send draft budget to Brussels after talks with IMF on pensions
EconomyProgrammeThomsen also met separately with the Greek official. Athens claims that the measure was only agreed... and 2022, and not just for 2019. Finance Ministry sources added that the IMF officials pointed out... cuts than a few weeks ago, when European officials appeared reticent and IMF spokesman Gerry Rice
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Lenders focus on closing any fiscal gap for 2019 ahead of November 19 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammesurplus will not be put at risk. The Greek budget was not one of the official items on the agenda, which was dominated by discussions about Italy, but the officials who took part in the meeting... from the European officials appears to be that Athens will be allowed to call of the 1 percent of GDP
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicscalling for an official response to the claims made by the former protected witness in his interview... among previous ministers and public officials regarding the purchase of medicines and setting of prices.... Loverdos, along with all the other ministers, prime ministers and public officials implicated has
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsno official role and that his actions are down to him as an individual and not related to SYRIZA... on politicians to stop suggesting that the judicial officials are serving political or other interests... asked for charges to be issued against 115 bank executives and party officials regarding the loans
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficial. Mitsotakis undoubtedly emerges strengthened from Sunday’s result. If this translates... that government officials expected to lose to New Democracy by no more than 3 or 4 points. A lot... to party officials indicated the winning margin in Sunday’s vote would be 10 points. In a radio
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
). Former Finance Ministry official Stelios Petsas, another key Mitsotakis aide from the previous... deterred by the reservations expressed this week by European officials regarding the possibility..., European officials underlined that there is not much room for renegotiating what has already been
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