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European Commission review of Greek programme: The key points
EconomyProgrammeacknowledges that Greece has made delayed but substantive progress since July 2013 on the fiscal, banking... by the Greek banks are cancelled. Alpha Bank has already cancelled preference shares of 940 million, while... to August have been lowered by 1.69 billion. That said, National Bank has also indicated it would
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What is SYRIZA's stance on negotiations with the eurozone?
EconomyProgrammea change in policy. SYRIZA has declared it absolutely disagrees with the measures recently proposed... disagreement to the implemented or proposed measures, SYRIZA has not revealed so far how it would clinch... demands for the abolition of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and all its related laws has recently
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Greece and eurozone reach tentative deal, much undecided
EconomyProgrammegovernment has committed to refrain from any rollback of measures (adopted by the previous government... billion) and August (3.2 billion). The Greek government has to submit until Monday, February 23 a first... of the public sector. The conclusion of the review has to be approved by the institutions formerly known
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Athens wary of Skopje unrest but still aims to bolster ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been monitoring with great concern the ongoing political crisis in the neighboring..., has not been as surprised by the current political crisis in FYROM as some of its European... leadership in Skopje. Kotzias said that the policy followed by many EU countries has played a part
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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the approach taken by the government. The movement of the 53, which has had a key role in SYRIZA.... The 53, which has 11 MPs as members and counts Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as the most... procedure. However, the government has also admitted that these draft laws could change in order
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Newsletter 131 -15/09/2017
in the week that three-year licences had been issued for the firm’s Olympias plan, which has been operating... of the first programme review, central bank funding has fallen by 50.41 billion, with around two-thirds... for the fourth straight month Building activity has been on the rise in recent months. Building
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
government insists that much of the preparatory work has been done, while the eurozone official pointed... has been done. agreement (including debt relief and the post-programme framework) by the June 21... Minister Olaf Scholz has insisted in his discussions with the other lenders that the mechanism should
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Concern over prior actions grows, debt talks approach crucial juncture
EconomyProgrammeto Athens towards the end of next week and this has put the focus back on how the government is getting.... There are several other actions related to the energy sector that Athens has to complete. It is expected... debt has moved to a bilateral level and is taking place between just Germany and France
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Multi-bill passed, sub-tranche released but debt relief expectations dwindling
EconomyProgrammefor the last few weeks after being satisfied that Athens has met the targets that had been set... has committed to paying off all its debts to suppliers and making all tax refunds by the end... lenders. It has already become clear that the eurozone is not going to offer the kind
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Developments, poll data spark new round of speculation over elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been renewed speculation in the Greek media over the past few days about the timing... that SYRIZA has not been able to gain any traction since Greece exited the third programme in the summer.... The speculation also comes in the wake of several opinion polls which indicate that SYRIZA has not been able
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