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Eurogroup agrees return of mission to Athens but key issues unresolved
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and the representatives of the institutions, as well as Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, ahead of the eurozone finance ministers’ gathering in Brussels... in Athens. Regarding debt relief, the Dutch finance minister said that this would be examined
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Institutions back in Athens to resume review, agree new measures
EconomyProgramme), energy (noon), overview (7 pm) and fiscal (8.30 pm), according to Finance Ministry sources. Following... a fiscally neutral impact. In an interview with Kathimerini daily on Sunday, Alternate Finance...), its Supervisory Board was appointed last October by the Greek Finance Ministry in agreement
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Tsakalotos role under scrutiny as talks become more tense
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s efforts to dispel rumours of a rift between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance... line to the prime minister after the finance minister’s appearance before Parliament’s economic... in the last few weeks. It does appear that the finance minister, who is clearly under great strain
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Key obstacles remain in bailout negotiations for pressured govt
PoliticsGreek Politicstowards a staff-level agreement (SLA) and a conclusion of the review. Finance Ministry sources said... had returned to Greece. There have been claims that the Finance Ministry knew the that the Q4... the Finance Ministry had been aware of the figures, Tzanakopoulos said the question had to be directed
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Global deal in April ruled out as labour reforms prove biggest obstacle
EconomyProgrammeSpeaking to Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said... Jeroen Dijsselbloem will then brief eurozone finance ministers on the progress made and will ask from... a comprehensive agreement could be clinched until April 7, when finance ministers are due to meet
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New Democracy in spotlight as coalition draws hope on labour reforms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFinance Minister Michel Sapin suggested on Tuesday that the International Monetary Fund wants... not encounter such a demand in the near future. Speculation increased when German Finance Minister Wolfgang... that Greece hopes to be able to clinch a global deal with the creditors within April. Finance Minister Euclid
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsrumours of a rift between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... not be ready in time for the meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Malta next week. European Commission... and Tsipras. Speculation has it that the finance minister is keen to wrap up the agreement and thought
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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinance ministers. Tsakalotos will reportedly be accompanied by Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos... with the worries of Finance Ministry officials, and others in the government, who fear that if the review... to a question about whether she agreed with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble’s comments
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. The outgoing Dutch finance minister also explained... and some money would go towards an investment package. The Greek finance minister added... will be lifted when the programme expires. The Greek finance minister also attempted to clear up
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Fiscal surplus back in focus ahead of IMF debt discussions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the eurozone are on the same page regarding debt relief. The Finance Ministry announced on Thursday that Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who will lead the delegation, will hold a series... director Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will be among those
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