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Tsipras dismisses snap polls and new measures as review deal hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the opposition parties have written off as a possibility. Tsipras could claim this as a victory
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Newsletter 104 - 27/01/2017
, 220 million below target and also including a one-off payment of 630 million to support low-income
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Turkey ratchets up pressure on Greece in wake of extradition ruling
PoliticsForeign Policythe mock dogfights that erupt over the Aegean Sea when Greek fighter jets lift off to intercept Turkish
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Lack of clarity across the board highlights review impasse
PoliticsGreek Politicspreferring Athens to hold off in the hope that it will get better terms towards the summer
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IMF examines how Greece accumulated large pile of unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammerestrictive regarding write-offs. As a result, the share of tax debt that is written-off in Greece
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek Politicshis prize. If, for instance, any meaningful discussion is put off until after the German elections
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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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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEurogroup will not leave anyone significantly worse off. Both men stressed that any new measures legislated
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