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Finance Ministry waits for new property values as talk of bad bank gathers pace
EconomyProgrammefunds in this direction, preferring instead to put pressure on Greek banks to sell portfolios of NPLs
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Tsipras and Kammenos try to fend off rumours of deepening rift
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween Athens and Ankara. This has put intense pressure on the government, with New Democracy
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
Coalition searches for unity Mitsotakis puts his party on election footing despite talks between PM, Kammenos Amid rumours that the coalition was heading for the rocks, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his coalition partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, put on a show of unity this week
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Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIf Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was considering the option of calling snap elections soon after exiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea. The option of going to the polls early and capitalising on whatever positive sentiment there is due to leaving
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Doubts about whether package deal with lenders is feasible by June
EconomyProgrammeand post-programme surveillance may not be reached at the June 21 Eurogroup but in July. The official put
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policyon patrol in northweastern Greece, Tsipras said that Turkey should “put aside its attacks and proceed
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Much ground to cover on prior actions despite privatisation progress
EconomyProgrammeThis week’s report in German newspaper Handelsblatt concerning some of the debt relief proposals that are being put together ahead of more discussions this month have rekindled interest in the subject in Greece despite progress in the fourth review still appearing limited. Government spokesman
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Greek hourly labour costs less than half of eurozone average
EconomyFeatures, but had declined for youth and prime-age men. This was partially put down to increased opportunities
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Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsreview, leading to them being including in the post-programme framework being put together
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Kotzias takes next step in effort to reach name deal, settle Balkan issues
PoliticsForeign Policya questionnaire put together by Nimetz before their new joint meeting under UN auspices. The two sides
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