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Greece hopes to catch break from ECB as IMF puts its foot down
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is due to launch a new effort on Tuesday to overcome its liquidity problems as talks with its lenders still look far from being concluded and have been complicated by the International Monetary Fund reportedly stressing the need for...
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Gov't offers improved terms to farmers in bid to break deadlock
EconomyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras hosted on Monday afternoon the long-awaited meeting with farmers protesting tax and social security contribution increases. Farmers from 52 roadblocks are said to have been represented in the talks but those from another 70...
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All eyes on Washington Group's attempt to break debt relief deadlock
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government will be watching with some concern when its key lenders gather in Canada over the weekend to discuss debt relief. The so-called Washington Group, which in this case will consist of the institutions and the finance ministers of Franc...
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Coalition hails multi-bill as start of clean break, opposition sees more of the same
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and the opposition have a few days of intense political debate ahead of them after the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS) for 2019-2022 and the multi-bill aimed at completing the fourth review prior actions were submitted to Parliament on...
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan break ice, look for calm summer
PoliticsForeign PolicyIf the much-anticipated meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was focussed on breaking the ice at a personal level and creating the necessary conditions for a calm summer, then their talks in Bru...
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Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has warned it will show zero tolerance for disruption as farmers kick off 48 hours of hard blockades in response to the latest offer of support measures. Meanwhile, the launch of a new party by Tempe mother Maria Karystianou has claimed i...
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Mitsotakis makes new bid to break deadlock with farmers as govt ponders relief measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s meeting this Monday with protesting farmers is being framed as a decisive moment in a standoff that has stretched for nearly 50 days. Scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Maximos Mansion, the talks bring together representati...
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Travel receipts for 2025 break new record at 23.63 bln as visitors approach 38 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's travel balance recorded a surplus of 313.2 million euros in December, compared to 74.7 million euros in November, according to data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Tuesday. The December balance was 83.5 percent higher than the 74.7 mill...
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PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
PoliticsGreek Politics, Giannitsis would find it difficult to argue he represents a break with the past and a new era for Greek...' trust in the parties and politicians that have governed Greece for many years is being put
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put to bed the long-running speculation about the significance of "odious debt" in causing... and other eurozone periphery countries being given a break by their creditors, who are now
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