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Symbolism takes leading role in political developments
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpect the ballot to be held along with the European Parliament elections towards the end of May next... Democracy is preparing for elections next May. For instance, it appears the party may hold its
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
) in May is still feasible, although difficult. Given that only around 10 of the 88 prior actions have...-level agreement in May difficult, but the Greek government insists that much of the preparatory work... Eurogroup. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras suggested this week that a deal may be struck in early July
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Institutions prepare for Athens return, completion of fourth review
EconomyProgrammeThe institutions will return to Athens on May 14 with a view to securing a staff-level agreement... of achieving an SLA in time for the May 24 Eurogroup. This was the original target but there have been...” and that it is “more than doable” to reach an SLA by May 24. If this is the case, then there is still
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Centre-left leader adds to calls for snap elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy, other reasons for the KINAL chief making such a move now may include an effort to start... Alexis Tsipras may decide that it is best to hold elections this autumn, leaving little time..., to some extent, the initiative from Tsipras, who may believe that he could gain from an element
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Athens and creditors place immediate focus on remaining key deliverables
EconomyProgramme. The lenders are due to send their teams back to Athens in mid-May, when the focus will be on assessing how... agreement by the May 24 Eurogroup, leaving the next few weeks until the June 21 gathering of eurozone..., as Centeno underlined, but may also involve Athens having to complete some of the prior actions
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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammeon May 24. Even though the Greek government is thought to be behind schedule in implementing the 88...-government Avgi newspaper, officials in Athens said that a staff-level agreement by May 24 is feasible... future debt relief Greece may require, whereas the IMF wants this mechanism to be automatic. The Fund
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Mission chiefs take up negotiations in Athens but focus on IMF's decision
EconomyProgrammeof a staff-level agreement (SLA) being reached ahead of the May 24 Eurogroup. Reports in the Greek... to be clarity by the May 24 Eurogroup. “Time is running out but if there is an agreement at the Eurogroup meeting in May then there will be enough time for us to activate the programme,” he said. “But we
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Report on PPC’s viability ruffles feathers and shakes share price
EconomyFeatureson Friday May 11. Their closing price on the following Monday reflected a drop of 9.5 percent, which... euros on Tuesday May 15, a decline of around 24 percent compared to their closing price on the first day of trading for the month, May 2, when the share price stood at 2.7340. New Democracy’s head
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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
Agoraa certain win for New Democracy in the next elections but it may help restore his reputation... emphasises that the Greek prime minister may be ignoring the pitfalls ahead because it does not suit... of doubt regarding the future sustainability of Greek debt that may lead to higher borrowing costs
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Skopje's surprise proposal creates doubts about successful conclusion to name talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyNikola Dimitrov is scheduled to take place in the presence of UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, on May 24-25... was first heard during the meeting Kotzias held with Dimitrov in Sounio on May 12. That meeting paved..., as proposed by Nimetz, may now be seen positively by the Greek side. At the same time, the head
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