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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeyear. The issue was not on the official agenda of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting, but it is believed... officials in Luxembourg, especially as the meeting coincided with the government tabling the draft 2019... Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling was the most reticent of the three officials
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Athens to send draft budget to Brussels after talks with IMF on pensions
EconomyProgrammeThomsen also met separately with the Greek official. Athens claims that the measure was only agreed... and 2022, and not just for 2019. Finance Ministry sources added that the IMF officials pointed out... cuts than a few weeks ago, when European officials appeared reticent and IMF spokesman Gerry Rice
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Lenders focus on closing any fiscal gap for 2019 ahead of November 19 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammesurplus will not be put at risk. The Greek budget was not one of the official items on the agenda, which was dominated by discussions about Italy, but the officials who took part in the meeting... from the European officials appears to be that Athens will be allowed to call of the 1 percent of GDP
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicscalling for an official response to the claims made by the former protected witness in his interview... among previous ministers and public officials regarding the purchase of medicines and setting of prices.... Loverdos, along with all the other ministers, prime ministers and public officials implicated has
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsno official role and that his actions are down to him as an individual and not related to SYRIZA... on politicians to stop suggesting that the judicial officials are serving political or other interests... asked for charges to be issued against 115 bank executives and party officials regarding the loans
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficial. Mitsotakis undoubtedly emerges strengthened from Sunday’s result. If this translates... that government officials expected to lose to New Democracy by no more than 3 or 4 points. A lot... to party officials indicated the winning margin in Sunday’s vote would be 10 points. In a radio
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
). Former Finance Ministry official Stelios Petsas, another key Mitsotakis aide from the previous... deterred by the reservations expressed this week by European officials regarding the possibility..., European officials underlined that there is not much room for renegotiating what has already been
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Fourth review talks conclude with fiscal differences remaining
EconomyProgrammeto their bullish take on the impact of their reform agenda, whereas the official creditors take a more... the need for added measures to compensate. Following the meetings with officials from the Greek banks... loans’ securitisation and as such, ministry officials argued that this could bring in 200 million
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PM outlines social dividend plans as Tsipras points way for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsit gets the official approval of its eurozone partners at Wednesday’s Eurogroup, when finance minister... that migrants from countries where there is no war are entering Greece at will. Senior government officials.... The first step in this process has already been taken as a number of ex-PASOK officials were invited
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeinvested significant effort during the talks to convince the official creditors about more fiscal.... The mission chiefs held meetings with bank executives and Finance Ministry officials with special... on growth for the coming years. Along with the one prepared by the institutions, ministry officials
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