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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean director, Poul Thomsen, that Greek pensioners are better off than their German counterparts
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyas a number of one-off factors related to clearing previous years’ taxes and stock-piling ahead
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Athens in search of counter-measures to secure MPs' support for potential deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA trade-off between the fiscal measures being demanded by the institutions and steps aimed at lightening the burden on taxpayers appear to be the main focus of the Greek government at the moment. The coalition seems to believe that if the lenders agree to a range of tax cuts (subject to beating
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Seven years of demanding the impossible in Greece
Agorawith “perfect policy implementation” the programme will be thrown off track rather quickly
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Tormenting Greece with a distorted picture
AgoraGreece is experiencing one of its regular bouts of schizophrenia, when its mood swings wildly, what it wants changes abruptly and what is considered good one day can become bad overnight. The stress of reaching an agreement with the country’s lenders, thereby ensuring more funding, staving off
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Greece and creditors dive into details of measures and counter-measures
EconomyProgramme-of-court workout that have to be resolved include the write-off of overdue VAT and withheld taxes from
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All-round concern about Greek-Turkish tension in run-up to referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyto take place off the coast of Cyprus in the summer. Cypriot spokesman Nikos Christodoulides called
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Key obstacles remain in bailout negotiations for pressured govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the institutions was put off, though. The latest GDP figures, which showed that the economy remained flat
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Revenues beat target by 3.9 pct in Feb, remain above target for year
EconomyMacroeconomyestimates in the coming years. Although a part of this overperformance is related to certain one-off
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Labour reforms, fiscal measures loom largest as Athens resumes talks with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsand middle-income earners, not just business and the more well-off. If the Greek premier can argue
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