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Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOver the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his... openness to dialogue and cooperative negotiations. This incident has reignited a domestic debate in Athens... government has remained officially silent, opposition figures quickly criticised the incident. A SYRIZA MP
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A breakdown of the fiscal and structural reforms Greece hopes will unlock funding
EconomyProgrammefiscal impact of around 1 billion. Privatisations We believe the Finance Ministry has revised... of the General Secretariat of Public Revenues (GSPR) and freeing it of interference, which has been... independence of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). We believe that Athens has indicated
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Leaked IMF exchange sours mood before bailout review resumes
PoliticsGreek Politics3.5 percent, and more debt relief from the eurozone. The exchange, which has not been confirmed...” (implying Greece running out of money in July when it has 4 billion euros in debt repayments... in order to secure a deal suggested that Tsipras has no intention of trying to play down the seriousness
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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek Politicsof GDP in measures (3.6 billion euros) now as this may kill off any hopes it has of convincing its... dramatic call to European Council president Donald Tusk, is an indication that Athens has not given... to reach a deal. It also served to add to the drama of the situation, which has been heightened
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Pause in review talks, leaving most difficult issues to be tackled
EconomyProgrammea statement noting that “important progress has been made on a balanced fiscal package for the post... spokesman Gerry Rice stated during a regular press briefing that “there has been progress in some... 2019 and the latter from 2020, although this has not been resolved yet as the government would like
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, who will also travel to Washington. There has been... the target in 2018. It should also be pointed out that the IMF has had a longstanding view... of the missions to Athens next week, was that this issue has now been settled and that the lenders
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe re-assessed based on the prevailing conditions. It has not all been plain sailing... Minister Tassos Petropoulos noted that the 13th pension is not a benefit and, as such, has to be taxed. Opinion polls Three opinion polls published over the weekend suggest that New Democracy still has
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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
their tax pre-payment returned. This is one of the measures the government has adopted to help... to 380 million euros per month. The May deficit has dropped to 197 million, leading to an overall.... The relevant government ministry has said it will respect the decision of the CoS and that the payments
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
programme has already been prolonged, while recently the authorities extended the unemployment... police force has given rise to strong opposition by parties on the left as well as by sections... for the creation of a transport police unit has also proved divisive. Following the highly
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Stability Programme reflects subdued expectations for 2021, high hopes for 2022 onwards
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece has submitted to the European Council and Commission its Stability Programme for the period... as the pandemic still has a hold on the Greek economy and the expected flow of RRF funds has been scaled back... running into May. The headline budget figure for 2021 has been revised down by 6 percentage points
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