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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammefunding needs between February and June, while another 1.5 billion euros will be set aside for paying... that the government wants to set aside, although it is expected that the figure will be within 10
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat its annual budget is set to increase from 650 million euros to 910 million and that around 90 percent... of strike action over the last few days, which is set to peak on Monday. The unions are protesting
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Concerns prompt Athens to dampen optimism as Macedonia name talks begin
PoliticsForeign Policymade their decision under the pressure of the informal deadline set by their two governments, which... was set out by FYROM's Foreign Minister in another interview. Dimitrov admitted
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Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsGreek Politicscamps. UN envoy Matthew Nimetz reportedly set out a list of proposals aimed at settling... by the position set out by the New Democracy government about 10 years ago, which was that any solution should
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Athens facing final steps in third review as next milestones identified
EconomyProgrammeMoscovici, who also set out the key milestones for the months ahead. Greece’s lenders are looking... visit, Moscovici reportedly set out a roadmap for Greece that runs from the conclusion of the review
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Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis not occurred, Greece may even have avoided needing a bailout in 2010. The government’s decision to set..., Parliament must set a date for the plenary to debate the results of the inquiry. The debate must
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Eurogroup confirms third review almost done but e-auctions still a concern
EconomyProgrammeamong the institutions is that auctions will not keep pace with the guidelines set out by the lenders... – how much money are you going to set aside?” The Greek minister confirmed that the government aims
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA debate lasting more than 20 hours ended early on Thursday with Parliament voting to set up a preliminary judicial inquiry into claims that Novartis bribed 10 politicians to secure favourable... with the decision to set up 10 ballot boxes (one for each accused) rather than one. Tsipras also gave a fairly
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Greek health care spending in the spotlight
EconomyFeatures. Public spending on pharmaceuticals came in for particular attention. Hard limits were set at 2.44... Administration (EOF). Targets were set for increasing the use of cheaper generic drugs in public hospitals
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New measures to ease capital controls, lift restrictions on opening bank accounts
EconomyMacroeconomypublished in the government’s gazette. It is the third set of measures that the MoF has announced to relax...-beneficiary to an existing account, independent of creating a new customer ID. The previous set
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