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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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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Thursday’s setback will derail the discussions but it is clear that a significant disagreement has arisen. It appears that the latest hold-up has been caused by dispute between Athens and the International... spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt confirmed on Friday that no date has been set for the missions to fly
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Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyaspect is that Erdogan won and now has the ability to lead Turkey in more autocratic manner... following a narrow victory. This optimistic approach has not yet been backed up by evidence, especially... foreign policy with Turkey, analysts argue. For more than a decade, Greece has shaped its foreign
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The implications of Erdogan's referendum victory
Agorawith the EU. In every speech Erdogan has made since the referendum, he has made reference to bringing back the death penalty. The Turkish president has also shown little concern for the Organisation... has become less stable and safe over the past few years as terrorism and social unrest have increased
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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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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto implement all of the expansionary counter-measures that it has agreed with the lenders... the conservatives would vote in Parliament and whether the opposition party, which has said... in December 2016 that he has a knack for putting New Democracy in difficult positions. At the time
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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
is reluctant to go into too much detail ahead of the national elections in September. There has been some... be concluded within May. Regardless of the complications on the lenders’ side, Tsipras has already... the best chance the country has of exiting the programme. The premier made his first appearance on live
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be to Germany. Berlin has already indicated that it holds reservations about the centrist politician’s.... Mitsotakis has portrayed his effort as one to overturn the Greek coalition’s populist approach and will now... that the political pendulum in the EU has changed direction,” Mitsotakis tweeted after Macron’s victory
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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyand Economics showed that the crisis has made Greeks more inclined to prefer products made in Greece. It’s the latest sign that the prolonged crisis in Greece has had an impact on the way in which... unemployment. According to the survey, the average monthly spend at supermarkets has fallen to 274 euros
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OECD sees GDP growth of 1.1 pct in 2017, stresses structural reforms and debt relief
EconomyMacroeconomytarget has been surpassed, but that the structural reform process has been uneven. Growth is expected... in the conclusion of the second programme review has undermined consumer and business confidence and has kept Greek government bond yields at high levels. However, the preliminary agreement reached
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