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Tsipras gains backing for 'social dividend,' sees poll gap narrowing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek MPs are due to approve on Thursday the draft law that paves the way for the government... expectations and lenders agree on a debt relief package, the Greek prime minister will be tempted to go... for the handout to pensioners. According to Pulse, 59 percent of Greek voters agree with Tsipras’s
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Institutions, Athens start new round of review talks as e-auctions get green light
EconomyProgrammeTalks between the institutions and the Greek government are due to resume on Tuesday with hopes... on Monday to vote on whether to call off the protest action after the government agreed to step up... of yesterday’s Euro Working Group meeting, with sources telling the Greek media that everything seems
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Rating agencies up Greece's scores, adding to positive outlook
Economyof the programme off track. The wider view is that Greece’s official creditors will provide the debt relief... period is seen supported by the cash buffer that the Greek government has agreed with its eurozone... than currently expected,” according to Moody’s. Growth Over the 2018-2021 period, the Greek economy
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammeThe completion of the fourth review and the possibility that a delay in ticking off the 88 prior... the potential delay down to the fact that the Greek government is behind schedule in completing... speculation in the Greek media about the possibility of a programme extension being required
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Complications over reforms cast doubt on June target for global deal
EconomyProgrammeis on the Greek government to start ticking off more prior actions even though speculation is rife that a global... by the lenders. PPC divestment One of the most prominent reforms that the Greek government has... a recent market test carried out by the European Commission’s DG Comp, 15 Greek and foreign groups
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About last night
Agorastretch to 10 years, which will see Greece paying off the EFSF loans it received as part of its... types of Greek governments sour, Greece’s lenders would miss an opportunity to ensure the maximum... the precautionary credit line. The IMF’s estimates for Greek growth are much more conservative than
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is becoming increasingly optimistic that it can avoid next year’s pension cuts... to call off the measure. “I am quite optimistic that pensions won’t be cut,” said Tsakalotos, who... forecasts but Greek public finances have since exceeded expectations. He said that Greece was forced
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EC autumn forecast lowers growth for 2019 on pending budget finalisation
EconomyMacroeconomyinvestment. The EC and the Greek authorities are in talks at the moment to finalise the budget for 2019... if the new policy package of the Greek authorities is approved the forecast could return back... and turning into a growth driver as structural reforms start to pay off. Both private and public
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Bomb blast fuels political clash as ND limits Tsipras's options on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicswas the most serious of its sort on a Greek media organisation for several years. Kathimerini... that the incident will only add to the polarisation in Greek politics as the country moves towards an election year... towards urban guerrillas and anarchists. SYRIZA, in turn, tries to feed off this criticism
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
fuel confrontation A week that began with the political fallout from the bomb blast at a major Greek... of its sort on a Greek media organisation for several years. The outlets have been strong critics.... The incident only adds to the polarisation in Greek politics as the country moves towards an election year
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