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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be decided upfront," she said in the Belgian capital. This is consistent with the IMF’s position... from 2018 onwards. In essence, this is what Lagarde said on Wednesday, although she added the caveat... for “reasonable fiscal targets” in the short- and medium-term. She also underlined that this aspect
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsnewspaper Handelsblatt recently, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde indicated that she would be prepared to wait for the Europeans to revisit the debt issue, although she did not give a specific... time,” she said on Monday in an apparent nod to the proposal table at the May 22 Eurogroup. “So, we
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Gennimata handed task of transforming PASOK into broader centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto convince voters that the new vehicle is not just PASOK in disguise. This means that she will have... ensure that she is able to retain the support of those who voted for the two non-PASOK candidates... of the questions that will be put to Gennimata repeatedly in the coming months is whether she would
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsvictory in Sunday’s ballot and the strong turnout in both votes, which she won comfortably. Gennimata... the congratulatory phone call she received from Tsipras after her victory and whether it might mark the start... from the idea, dismissing the phone call as just a symbolic gesture. However, she did not close
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsissues and expressed her surprise at having to comment on such claims. She added that she would put her view on the name deal, which she described as being good for both parties, as well as Europe, across to New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, although Merkel admitted that she would not try
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SYRIZA set to name more MEP candidates, hoping for better results
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters to the ballot boxes. Soon after she was named as a candidate, a number of embarrassing social media posts, in which she appeared to approve of acts by domestic urban guerrillas, surfaced. Loizou... revealed that she had been convicted in court for continuing to collect her mother’s pension for more
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KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politics’ is for the defeat and condemnation of SYRIZA and the resounding ‘no’ to the restoration of the right,” she told... might take part in the next government, if necessary. She suggested that the centre-left grouping...), it is questionable whether Gennimata would have the ability to follow the plan she set out. She
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVassiliki Thanou. She had previously served as head of the Prime Minister’s legal office, when Alexis Tsipras was the premier. Thanou insists that this was not a political appointment and that she was appointed to the role as a technocrat. She has vowed not to leave her role at the Competition
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Athens boosted by Lagarde's comments on primary surplus, but no move due for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the International Monetary Fund, said that she stands by the longstanding view of the IMF that Greece’s fiscal...,” she said in a response to a question from an MEP. Lagarde suggested that the target should... she was simply repeating the position that the IMF has held for many years, including when the third
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New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest
PoliticsGreek Politicsof challenges Greece has faced and is facing, including the economic and climate crises. She identified... and initiatives.” She also spoke of aspiring towards a society that respects human rights... including some that might be considered political. Although she is expected to tread carefully
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