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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup... the latest amendments. The finance minister added that the government has written to the institutions... a full package of “reforms plus debt relief” but he pointed out that in the past the organisation has
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Greece issues 7-year bond, moves closer to wrapping up third review
EconomyProgrammedemand was well in excess of the initial amount, reaching over 6 billion euros. So far, Greece has... stock of what progress has been made in completing the remaining prior actions that will bring... has gone up to 103 or 104 since then. According to the Greek media, Athens is completing all but two
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Greece and creditors reach SLA - legislation of reforms and debt relief talks next
EconomyProgrammeon some issues. He did not give further details. Tsakalotos accepted that Athens now has to move... process by around June 15. The coalition also has to submit to Parliament the 2019-2022 Medium-term Fiscal Strategy, which has been made easier by the fact that the creditors apparently accept
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Despite fresh uncertainty, Tsipras insists focus is on four-year term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has again insisted he has no intention of calling snap elections..., the idea of SYRIZA holding on until next year has been brought into question again by developments... volition. Only pressure from the creditors on this subject could lead to Tsipras yielding. He has made
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BoG Monetary Policy Report positive on programme end but advises caution for future targets
EconomyBankingof the crisis has created new issues that include high public debt, high long-term unemployment... threshold. For BoG, the signal that Greece has turned a corner and the crisis has been overcome..., no one else has achieved what is expected from Greece. In its own DSA, a scenario of higher
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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe timing of the cabinet reshuffle that has been trailed in the media, and by some government... for a “solidarity” payment. The government has been able to pay out so-called social dividends from... Syntakton, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou has already prepared the amendment to allow for the start
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
PoliticsGreek Politicsand noted that the German politician has backed the idea of lowering Greece’s primary surplus... the idea of distributing a “social dividend” at Christmas, as the government has done for the past three... be noted that support for SYRIZA has risen by 0.5 point since March, while there has been no change
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Mitsotakis puts Greece on war footing as plans progress to boost hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsnight, taking an even more serious tone and warning that Greece has a long battle ahead... by an anonymous user on Reddit. Its accuracy has not been confirmed. It should also be pointed out... in the effort to provide care for sufferers. Hospital capacity The national health service has
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As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy
PoliticsGreek Politics, depending on the store’s floor space. The government has launched a campaign to urge Greeks to “Stay safe... explained that the infection rate (R) has dropped well below 1, signalling that the disease is dying out... to revive the tourism sector, which has been in complete shutdown over the least two months. Tourism
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ND mulls next stage of lockdown easing as support remains strong despite some grumbles
PoliticsGreek Politicshas handled the Covid-19 challenge well so far. According to an Alco poll for Open TV on Tuesday, 84 pct of respondents think the centre-right party has handled things “very” or “quite” well... popularity, which has actually increased by 3 points since the last poll by Alco, rising to 40
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