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Clean exit under discussion but course of third review holds key
EconomyProgrammethere is a fiscal gap in 2018 that has to be filled by extra measures. Tzanakopoulos insisted... Dimitris Tzanakopoulos reiterated the government’s desire to make a clean exit next year. This has... and the ability that Athens has to build up a cash buffer between now and August 2018, allowing
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Early banks stress tests offered as Greek programme compromise
EconomyProgrammereviews (AQRs) or not. The International Monetary Fund has insisted that these tests are needed... of February. There has been no immediate comment from the IMF on whether this would be deemed sufficient... banks has led to investor confidence being tested over the last weeks, causing Greek bank shares
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Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillion euros he has “snatched” from Greeks via the measures that his government has passed, “bringing.... The prime minister argued that the handouts were made possible by the fact that the Greek economy has... consecutive year and that it has declined by seven points during the government’s reign, while 300,000
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Tight schedule ahead for Athens and lenders in build-up to MoU exit
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has denied that Athens and the institutions are considering extending... Stability Mechanism still has 37.1 billion euros of funds available for Greece. The final disbursement... the outstanding issues. The Finance Ministry, though, denied that any discussion has taken place
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Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati
Agorawhose only purpose is to ensure that nobody has responsibility for anything. What happened in Mati... to Monday’s disaster requires a broad approach. “The Greek state has been unable over time... chiefs argued that they dealt with the situation as best they could) and has yet to produce a list
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A moment to reflect, not celebrate
Agoraof the Greek crisis and just about enough to keep Greece from going under. A definitive solution has always...) than Harry Potter (young wizard). Since then, SYRIZA has spent the last three years justifying its... this option in a hastily-arranged, outlandish referendum in July 2015. This has allowed its
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ND steers greater attention towards institutional failings as elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politics. Outspoken Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis has been a particular target for New Democracy’s... has a chance to win the next elections if it ensures “some people go to jail.” New Democracy leader....” This is not the first time that Mitsotakis has tweeted on such an issue in English. In September, he took
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Tsipras looking to build momentum for elections after vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to start 2019 with the hope that he has the votes he needs... would like elections to be held on October. He added that he has not yet decided if the vote... government and make it clear to voters that the four-year cooperation with nationalist ANEL has come
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Government makes last-minute change to main homes bill in bid to satisfy creditors
EconomyProgrammemortgages, the assessed value of homes has been set at 250,000 euros. For business loans... post-programme review has been completed and if Greece can receive 970 million euros from the latest... vote as New Democracy has indicated it will back the legislation, even though it criticised
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policyabout the future: The recession in Turkey and the high inflation rate, which has reached 20 percent... of Agathonisi, in the eastern Aegean. Athens has lodged a strong demarche and according to diplomatic sources, the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, has given reassurances to his interlocutors
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