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Mission chiefs pick up fifth review baton as Greece mulls new bond issue
EconomyProgrammeof the official sector debt, just as the expensive part of the IMF's debt was repaid ahead of time last year...Greek government officials are due to begin meetings with the institutions’ mission chiefs... their recent meetings with the lenders’ technical experts. However, European officials have so far
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeinvested significant effort during the talks to convince the official creditors about more fiscal.... The mission chiefs held meetings with bank executives and Finance Ministry officials with special... on growth for the coming years. Along with the one prepared by the institutions, ministry officials
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
. The Greek authorities invested significant effort during the talks to convince the official creditors... Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and other officials for talks about the challenge Greece... not take part in the ballot. Government officials later told the media that Samaras had explained his
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Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe official perimeter and forcing the roughly 12,000-13,000 residents, around half of whom lived... and state officials is due to travel to the island. The fire came just as New Democracy felt... many residents are strongly opposed to the existence of the camp and have been pressuring officials
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policyhappened since then that has dictated the need for a second official visit of the Greek premier to the UAE.... This move followed talks between senior Greek and UAE military officials. At the time, analysts... officials is that Athens and Abu Dhabi are on the same side against Turkey’s “destabilising
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Govt struggling to keep coronavirus threat at bay
PoliticsGreek Politicscompletely, even though government spokesman Stelios Petsas was forced to provide an official response... sufferers who are intubated falls below 100. Government officials have indicated that any significant... the summer because of tourism, we should have closed much earlier.” So far, government officials have
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SYRIZA ponders election footing, slow vaccination rollout rate troubles govt
PoliticsGreek Politics’s positions on key issues and extend the messaging beyond official party channels. There appears... on possible early elections. Party officials have set out a roadmap up to April to complete all internal... to the criticism, government officials have promised a gradual ramping up of the programme, which they say
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agoraofficial is as likely to take a bribe as a Russian one. The Nations in Transit Report by Freedom House.... Throughout the years, many EU officials, especially Commissioners, backed Borissov’s autocracy... on Bulgaria so many times. Thirdly, be suspicious of what EU officials are telling you. Fact-check what
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SYRIZA zooms in on inflation, pandemic weaknesses to boost popularity
PoliticsGreek Politicsan official request in Parliament for the 11-month backpay that pensioners received to be tax-free... on the centre-right government. Opposition party officials have identified these two issues, along with some... of the fighter planes from the party’s account under the message “They’re on their way.” SYRIZA officials
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Govt counts cost of own energy package as hopes of coordinated EU response fade
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe announcement before his official visit to the US in mid-May, and that some of the measures may come... on Russian hydrocarbons. While Greek officials have given assurances that the next instalment due... in other European capitals over recent weeks, government officials have already been sketching
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