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Athens hopes for next bailout tranche as first phase of review talks conclude
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government goes into Thursday’s meeting of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) hoping that it has done enough to secure the next bailout tranche, bringing the third review to an official... of March, but government officials indicated to the local media that this deadline may not be met
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War of words fuels bitter mood in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsclose to Marinakis claimed he called the government official because he wants to file charges against... by government officials to imply his guilt and link him to New Democracy and opposition leader Kyriakos
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgramme, with the other institutions excluded. A senior official with knowledge of the negotiations is quoted as saying... of the programme also seems to be on the mind of coalition officials. The institutions are due to return
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Pension cuts due in 2019 fuel political battle, election talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsas well. A conservative official told Newpost.gr news website that nothing can be ruled out...The pension cuts that have been lined up for 2019 are becoming an increasingly hot topic in the Greek political debate, with some government officials leaving open the possibility of the blow
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Parties mark out battle lines for next elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy official Evangelos Antonaras, who was a member of the conservative government in power in 2008... Democracy officials have not explicitly demanded a credit line, they have repeatedly questioned
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Coalition plays down sub-tranche delay, opposition steps up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicshave been settled. A Greek government official speaking to the local media on Friday insisted... resolved. European officials insist that there will be an agreement on debt relief and the post-MoU
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Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics
Agoraa flawless kolotoumba (somersault) the official national sport. Nick Malkoutzis... with opposition leaders and his foreign minister briefed party officials in detail about
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Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
EconomyProgramme. However, after a senior eurozone official expressed dissatisfaction earlier this week about the way... of eurozone officials indicated that they expect Athens to implement the measure, which was agreed
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Greece-Russia spat intensifies but Athens hopes worst is over
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens sought to ease tensions with Moscow on Thursday following an official confirmation by the Russia’s Ambassador to Greece Andrey Maslov that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cancelled plans... Council. None of this information has been confirmed by any member of the Greek government. Officials
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Last bailout tranche just days away as pension discussion looms
EconomyProgrammeto be preparing to make an official request to postpone the reduction to pension spending. In an article... it, other European officials have suggested that the commitments Greece has made need to be adhered
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