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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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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agorafor Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes. The minutes of last week’s... to participate in the programme with funding, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble appeared... did little to change the mood, not even when the Austrian finance minister challenged the IMF
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SYRIZA tries to look forward but struggles to escape past
PoliticsGreek Politicssignificant complaint apparently came from Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who reportedly criticised... interpreted as being part of an ongoing dispute with Pappas. The finance minister heads the “53” faction... publications regarding claims made by former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis in his book. Probing
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a swift conclusion to the review are likely to be dashed. A senior Finance Ministry official told... off by Christmas. The other key admission from the representative of the Finance Ministry... will make and what the results of the German elections will produce. Regarding the IMF, the Finance
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PM looks for positives as Eurogroup and oil spill cause concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. There already seems to be a difference of opinion between the Finance Ministry and the government over how the next few months will proceed. A senior Finance.... This divergence has rekindled speculation that Tsipras may seek to replace Tsakalotos as finance
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