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No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsextended. It has been reported that the Greek delegation, led by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis... Varoufakis has referred to as a "bridge" or "bridging agreement" can be reconciled with the eurozone's apparent insistence that the current bailout has to be extended further. It is clear that Tsipras
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Greece almost last in EU for press freedom, index finds
Societyparty Golden Dawn, which it said “has no qualms about using violence against journalists”. But it warned that the economic crisis has had a grave impact on pluralism in both public and privately-owned..., as so often, are three Scandinavian countries: Finland, which has been in first place for five
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek Politics-Claude Juncker. Paris-educated Pavlopoulos has two key qualities that make him more acceptable...-minister is also acceptable to SYRIZA because over recent years he has maintained a sceptical stance on the country's bailout programme. As a professor at Athens Law School, Pavlopoulos has often
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Greece and eurozone reach tentative deal, much undecided
EconomyProgrammebillion) and August (3.2 billion). The Greek government has to submit until Monday, February 23 a first... of the public sector. The conclusion of the review has to be approved by the institutions formerly known... government has committed to refrain from any rollback of measures (adopted by the previous government
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A pause in uncertainty but for how long?
Agoraapplies to next year, when the target has been set at 4.5 percent of GDP, and the years after that. It is clear to anyone who has been following Greece and knows of the myriad challenges facing... at tackling the impact of the crisis, which has been woefully overlooked by previous governments
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Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe reforms it has pledged both to lenders and Greek voters. In a live televised address to his... of the Thessaloniki pledges will be included. The government has also pledged in its agreement with lenders... Finance Minister Nadia Valavani has said that the government is aiming to collect 3 billion euros from
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The six reform proposals Greece hopes will help unlock more funding
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday. The content of these proposals has started to emerge. Government sources informed the media... of a new body for targeted tax inspections staffed by temporary hires. The government has already... Office has estimated the cost of these measures at just over 200 million euros and the draft law
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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek Politicsend,” he said. “The issue of the referendum has only been raised in the case of an impasse, which is something we don’t want and are working to avoid.” SYRIZA has been in favour of greater use of referendums and has flirted with the idea of a popular vote on the potential summer agreement with its
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Greece and lenders already at apparent impasse, with options narrowing
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the negotiations has emerged over the institutions’ concern that some legislation being pushed through... from European Commission official Declan Costello indicates that the lenders believe that there has... government, describing Greece as the least cooperative client that the organisation has ever had
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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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