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Tsakalotos confident on meeting fiscal targets, sees capital controls being gradually relaxed
EconomyProgrammeIn an interview with state broadcaster ERT on Monday night, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appeared confident this year’s primary surplus target (0.5 percent of GDP) will be met and the fiscal brake would not be triggered next year or in the c...
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek diplomats have been consumed by their country’s relations with Turkey and the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated the government’s priorities in foreign policy from its...
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Dendias. Although it is the culmination of diplomatic efforts over the last few years... and his government. The Greek prime minister, along with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, have argued... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling
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Tragedies bring period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policymeeting with his new Cypriot counterpart, Konstantinos Kombos, in Athens. “Turkey is experiencing... Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart held on Monday as well as in the telephone call on Thursday between the two countries’ defence ministers. Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Hulusi Akar
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras presided over the first meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary... to be called during the meeting, which was held behind closed doors. The session lasted for about 10 hours, rivalling a recent meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group that went on for almost 12 hours
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Greece and lenders fail to bridge their differences in Brussels
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend, meaning attention will now turn to Wednesday’s meeting of the European Central Bank’s... of the weekend’s talks (after just a 45-minute meeting at the European Commission on Sunday) suggests... Eurogroup. The meeting of euro area finance ministers is certain to be decisive, although it might
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Despite stumbling blocks, Athens more upbeat after latest talks on name issue
PoliticsForeign Policythe trilateral meeting involving the foreign ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic..., and become a member of the military alliance. Following the meeting in Vienna, Kotzias declared: “There has... that, at the next meeting, we will be ready to take a major step.” Nimetz admitted that there are still
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Greece-Russia spat intensifies but Athens hopes worst is over
PoliticsForeign Policy. The cancellation of the Lavrov’s meeting prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... by Greece’s Foreign Ministry to Zakharova’s comments. The same sources said that during this meeting... this meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow avoided to specify countermeasures for the expulsion
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek Politicstrading accusations over alleged corruption. A meeting of the Euro Working Group (EWG) on Thursday did... that significant steps towards convergence were taken during Thursday’s meeting. They believe... backed up by anyone else at the cabinet meeting, while Kammenos denied accusing the government
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Athens eyes multiple benefits from joining China-backed 17+1 initiative
PoliticsForeign Policycalled 16+1 group, becoming the 17th member of the collective. The Dubrovnik meeting last Friday... a constructive meeting with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama on the sidelines of the Dubrovnik Summit last Friday. Interestingly, the meeting took place just a week after Tsipras’ strong message to Tirana
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