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Greek negotiations: A marathon that has yet to run its course
AgoraGreece’s negotiations with its international creditors have now entered its eighth month, with a possible interim agreement due to be discussed in Brussels between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Fr...
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CPI falls by another 2.2 pct in July as VAT rises yet to be recorded
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of drop in the Greek consumer price index (CPI) remained at 2.2 percent for the second straight month in July, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). As a result, the CPI decrease was retained above the 2-percent mark for the...
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Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
AgoraFollowing the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, Mario Draghi provided more detail about issues relating to the eligibility of Greek government bonds (GGBs) for the Quantitative Easing (QE) programme and reinstating the waive...
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Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece and Israel made the first steps towards a concrete rapprochement in 2010, which was initiated by the then Prime Minister George Papandreou. During the last five years, despite Greece’s struggling economy, the two countries have enhanced their coo...
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Poposki visit significant but Greek-FYROM relations yet to find sure footing
PoliticsForeign PolicyA visit by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki to Athens on Thursday is the first of its kind for many years and raises hopes that Greece and its neighbour are on the path towards settling their name dispute...
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Greek bailout talks yet to conclude as start of IMF meetings approaches
EconomyProgrammeDiscussions between the Greek government and the mission chiefs continued over the weekend and will resume on Monday at 3pm with an agreement on the key issues of the first programme review remaining elusive over the past few days. On the pension front,...
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Press freedom ranking edges up but Tsipras yet to deliver, report finds
Societypromise be kept?” the report said in its paragraph on Greece [https://rsf.org/en/greece]. Ever since
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Greece and lenders edge closer at Eurogroup but standby measures, debt relief not resolved yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece and its creditors appeared to move a step closer on Monday to an agreement that would conclude the bailout review but questions remain about the details of some aspects of the potential deal. According to what was agreed at the Eurogroup in Bruss...
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Greek tourism: Hopeful yet uncertain for 2016
EconomyFeaturesAfter a bumper tourism year in Greece last year, where an estimated 25 million visitors beat the grim economic climate of the country to visit in droves, the 2016 season has started out painting a more mixed picture. Tourism represents one of Greece’s m...
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Athens remains optimistic but no breakthrough in talks yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continues to radiate optimism about the timely conclusion of the programme review despite the fact that the pace of talks with the institutions in Athens appears to be extremely slow. After meeting French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve ...
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