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Second round of review talks concludes without breakthrough on labour reforms
EconomyProgrammeDespite lengthy meetings that started on Monday morning and continued overnight until 5.30 am on Tuesday, Greek officials and institutions mission chiefs did not clinch an agreement on the key issues... of meetings, although a number of key issues remain open, the government continues to target a conclusion
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What the agreement between Greece and lenders means for fiscal and tax policy
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the first round of meetings between the Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs at the end of October, Finance Ministry sources said the biggest stumbling blocks in the second... market reforms. Three weeks later, during the second round of meetings, the institutions prepared
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Athens sees faster pace of progress in review talks but no final deal yet
EconomyProgrammeFollowing the small progress made during Monday’s talks, Greek government sources appeared more optimistic after Tuesday’s meetings noting that a “quite large agreement” has been reached on many... billion euros. It is not clear if the lenders are willing to accept such a process. Two meetings have
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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammecredit line after the programme ends in August. Monday’s meetings reportedly focussed on electronic auctions and the legal framework for selling NPLs. Tuesday’s meetings between the technical teams
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IMF concludes Article IV consultation, prepares to publish DSA in July
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund is due to wrap up its Article IV consultation meetings in Athens this week, but its debt sustainability analysis (DSA) will not be available for a few weeks yet. IMF officials have been in the Greek capital this week for meetings with the government. These were
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IMF maintains outlook for economy, Athens readies scheme for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on Tuesday its latest edition of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) ahead of the Spring Meetings that take place in Washington this week, leaving its... to meet IMF managing director Christine Lagarde at the sidelines of the spring meetings in Washington
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Mission chiefs pick up fifth review baton as Greece mulls new bond issue
EconomyProgrammeGreek government officials are due to begin meetings with the institutions’ mission chiefs on Wednesday as part of the fifth enhanced surveillance review, which Athens hopes will pave the way for its... their recent meetings with the lenders’ technical experts. However, European officials have so far
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Lenders set out key review issues as Athens tables proposals for fiscal space
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s fifth enhanced surveillance review formally kicked off on Wednesday when the mission chiefs started their meetings with the Greek authorities, following a week of preparatory work by the technical teams. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras held meetings on Wednesday with the heads
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agora). The process recommenced in 2020 and several meetings have been held under the mediation of EU Special... dialogue process practically hit a dead end and the meetings were halted altogether, imposing a major
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agoraand key member states were already few and far between, as illustrated by the lack of bilateral meetings... for meetings behind closed doors in the coming months. However, it has become clear that Rama’s criticism has
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