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Greek 15-year bond attracts strong interest, improves debt profile
Economyattractive yield. Greece’s new 15-year GGB is 2.5 billion euros, maturing on February 4, 2035 with a coupon... since the summer of 2018. Another significant signal sent by Tuesday’s issue is that the maturity of the bond goes beyond the milestone year 2032, when Greece’s official creditors promised to take
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policyaiming to prevent any shipment of arms to Libya’s two factions. The operation will involve... on Monday after the meeting. Monday’s decision was a tough one. Borrell admitted discussions were weighed... responsible for migration, and training the Libyan coast guard and navy.” Following Monday’s meeting
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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... the government’s priorities in foreign policy from its first day in office. This means....” The conference’s main aim is to show that Greece remains supportive of the accession process for all
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Broad consensus on border action holds, but concerns emerge over use of force and press intimidation
PoliticsGreek Politicsbehind the government’s handling of the crisis at the Turkish border, while disagreements persist over... of the main political parties is the government’s response to the Turkish border crisis. In an interview to Mega TV on Monday evening, Tsipras echoed the government’s language in referring
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ECB makes Greece eligible for up to 12 bln in bond purchases amid market frenzy
Economyinvestment grade. However, the ECB has decided to end Greece’s exclusion. “A waiver of the eligibility... of the national central banks, which in Greece’s case translates into roughly 12 billion euros of Greek government..., according to the latest general government balance bulletin. Greece’s 10-year benchmark went through the 4
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QE arrives for Greece
Agora, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (750 billion euros), launched... is now a participant country in the ECB’s new QE programme, albeit under the auspices of a different... the institutional hurdle of the waiver was overcome within 24 hours. During the country’s sovereign debt crisis
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Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Health Ministry’s modelling suggests that the total number of infections in the country ranges.... As the numbers increase, concerns have bene raised about the health system’s readiness to cope... to the minister’s statement. In addition to staff, the Health Ministry has put out a call for 5,000
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PM joins forces with some eurozone partners to lobby for "corona-bond"
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCouncil president Charles Michel on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s teleconference, arguing...’ economies. The letter’s signatories, which include Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy... supported the idea of a one-off issue. Countries from the eurozone’s north rejected the proposal
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Athens mulls next move after Ankara writes to UN over maritime boundaries
PoliticsForeign Policyregarding its neighbour’s intentions and the next steps Athens should take. Ankara has been trying... November, to be recorded at the UN Secretariat. In the letter submitted by Turkey’s permanent... letter by Sinirlioglu dated February 27. In a statement released on March 25, Greece’s Foreign Ministry
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish actions, particularly as the neighbouring country’s navy is active south of Crete. Greek diplomats... Feridun Sinirlioglu on March 18. The Greek Foreign Ministry’s legal experts have come... on Ankara’s claims that the Greek islands, whatever their size, have limited delimitation in the Eastern
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