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New Democracy applies pressure as coalition prepares for tough December
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSeeing the government still struggling to conclude the second review, which has prompted speculation about whether this could lead to political developments, New Democracy has chosen to make... other administration to be formed by the current Parliament. There has not been much speculation
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The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammefor 2017 and 2018 that is not quantified. Based on those targets, the government has to table the Medium... that the MTFS 2018-2021 has to be legislated by May 2017. In the context of tax policy reforms..., the government has also to pass legislation for the promotion and facilitation of electronic
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgramme. Dijsselbloem said that the ESM has been given a mandate to proceed with the implementation of its proposals. Instead, it seems that the process has now been linked to Greece’s funding needs and debt... the Greek government has been pushing for since the committee of wise men it appointed
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Another spin of the wheel for Greece
Agorapile from around 180 percent of GDP until the current programme has been completed in 2018. Small... to the outcome of negotiations between Athens and the institutions. Unemployment has also edged down, dropping... puts this down to better tax collection but it has been helped by the fact that – because
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Cat and mouse: Greece and Schaeuble
Agorathat the Fund would be present and Berlin has always been a believer of the technical capacity and economic... during the time the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks administration has been in power) has been consistently... of the structural impasse among the institutions,” the non-paper said. “The view that Europe has
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Space and time the missing elements in Greek bailout talks
Agoraas the new US administration has not appointed its representative to the Fund board yet, but also because... of road. The programme has less than 18 months to run, Greece cannot fund itself beyond the summer... of austerity from the European lenders, the Fund has called for more fiscal measures in Greece to meet
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Russia sanctions, regional diplomacy dominate Tsipras visit to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policyas the ongoing sanctions and the embargo of the European Union against Russia has damaged the country’s trade and economic relations with Moscow. Greece’s economy has suffered from the embargo on food... of the Ukrainian crisis has halted a number of energy projects that have an effect on Greece’s interests
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All-round concern about Greek-Turkish tension in run-up to referendum
PoliticsForeign Policywarned would hurt relations between the two countries. This time, however, Turkey has requested... that he has the support of the leader of the extreme right MHP, it does not mean he can gain the votes of MHP supporters. It is believed that this is why Erdogan has adopted his most nationalistic ever
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Athens sees faster pace of progress in review talks but no final deal yet
EconomyProgrammeoptimistic after Tuesday’s meetings noting that a “quite large agreement” has been reached on many..., without specifying the areas. In addition, the International Monetary Fund has agreed that the fiscal outperformance in 2016 has resulted in eliminating the fiscal gap for 2018, government sources
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about... nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs... on the opposition parties to back the deal. Skourletis’s suggestion is not new. There has been
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