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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA lengthy meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday produced little in the way of concrete developments but seems to have been a significant contribution to the normalisation of relations between the new government in Athens and its lenders
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Georgiou played a part in artificially inflating Greece’s 2009 deficit figure, paving the way
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Tsipras hopes for 'spring' with Russia but brighter days not certain
PoliticsForeign Policyand Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in December 2014. However, there are a number of obstacles in the way
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Government's strategy unclear as pressure from lenders mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa referendum as the most preferable way of solving an impasse with lenders. According to the survey
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Coalition courts controversy with emergency law to tap general gov't cash reserves
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greece's lenders had insisted on the measure as a better way of centrally managing resources.
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Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release
PoliticsForeign PolicyRelations between Greece and the USA became much tenser this week as a result of Greek Parliament approving on Monday a Justice Ministry bill that paves the way for November 17 terrorist Savvas Xiros to be released from prison before the end of his sentence and placed under house arrest. Xiros
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Tsipras steps in amid concern deal with lenders slipping away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTechnical talks between Greece and its lenders are due to resume via a Brussels Group teleconference on Monday as the government seemingly searches for a way to reach an agreement with its lenders following a stormy Eurogroup on Friday. The resumption of the talks was confirmed following another
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Greece hopes to catch break from ECB as IMF puts its foot down
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the Greek government as the only way for it to cover its funding needs (including a payment
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Athens Stock Exchange erases losses made since elections as mood improves
Economyin the way of an agreement. The General Index of the Athens Stock Exchange settled at 841.54
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Eurogroup leaves Greece in limbo, with liquidity drying up
PoliticsGreek Politicswould be willing to show some flexibility in the way that the 7.2 billion euros in new funding would
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