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Eurogroup leaves Greece snared between its creditors
Agorafor Germany has shaped Greece’s fate and caused significant problems in Greek politics. It is widely..., with what Athens describes as “extreme demands” seems unavoidable. There is a sense that Greece has... overshadowed eurozone finance ministers’ decision to approve a series of mostly debt management measures
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Athens hopes concessions can secure review breakthrough
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of medium-term debt relief measures. Berlin has made it clear that this is a discussion which... the post-2018 fiscal targets and the measures needed to reach the appropriate primary surplus has... of the decision to implement the short-term debt relief measures. At their joint news conference
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Coronavirus outbreaks highlight limited progress in disbanding hotspots for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the rest of the country’s population. The Commission has urged Greece to accept offers of EU... in the area has offered to house the inhabitants in church facilities “so that they can live like... of the lockdown measures in controlling the spread of coronavirus among the general population, a handful
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Greece's extension proposals to the Eurogroup and what they mean
PoliticsGreek Politicsof debt relief to one of lesser importance. The demand for some form of debt reduction has been SYRIZA.... Varoufakis has indicated over the last few days that the government would seek to lower fiscal... for a six-month extension of its programme, although it remained vague on what measures and fiscal
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This is how things stand as bailout talks head for a brief pause
EconomyProgrammeLottery Terminals (VLTs), whose launch has been delayed, and significant savings in military expenditure... a tax on bank transactions that has been rejected by all the institutions. NPLs The government..., broadly stemming from pension reform, tax overhaul and a combination of other measures, each fetching
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Multi-bill tabled as Greece aims to take last step to completion of review
EconomyProgrammeonly if within twelve months before the sale the borrower has been notified to restructure his/her... of the budget execution that has to be cut and ascertains the fiscal impact from a potential slower growth...’s key provisions relate to the parametric fiscal measures yielding 1 percent of GDP
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Tsipras tackles two fronts as debt talks continue
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso reports from Germany suggesting that the Finance Ministry in Berlin believes that Athens has.... This suggests that Tsipras’s party has reached a level of support below which it is unlikely to fall unless... Ministry was that debt restructuring measures are contingent upon the completion of the programme
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Energy efficiency: Legal parameters of a very substantial economic and strategic issue for Greek companies
Legalto improve the competitiveness of European economies. In this context, the European Commission has... for the operation of a wide range of companies, the financial aspect of which has not been realised... by the energy efficiency measures. The sales of energy, by volume, used in transport may be partially or fully
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Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a basket of basic goods has gone up by 10 pct in the past year. In the third week of March the price... pct, and headline inflation reaching 11 pct. The farming sector, meanwhile, has been complaining... measures resulted in what critics say was a disappointing lack of action on what is increasingly seen
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About
No image availableMalkoutzis, a journalist who has spent more than 15 years covering Greece for local and international... also wrote a weekly column for the newspaper. His work has also appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek and other international publications such as Die Zeit and The Guardian. Nick has written several
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