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EC upbeat on reforms paying off, as long as they continue
EconomyProgrammewas stepped up using funds disbursed as part of the first review and has reduced the stock from 9.7 billion... and it is financed while respecting fiscal commitments. Banks The Commission’s paper has a relatively.... The reconstitution process in the boards of directors of the four core banks has progressed following
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Gennimata handed task of transforming PASOK into broader centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthose that have shown an interest in the revival of the centre-left, Gennimata also has the task... currently has a comfortable lead in the opinion polls, fails to gain an outright majority. One... that the pair could reach "an honest understanding" about important issues. So far, there has been
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition has come under pressure from the opposition to clarify its stance on negotiations... it has a majority in Parliament and that snap elections would have to be called. PASOK and To Potami... occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never
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Coalition turns focus to bribery claims, eyes damage to opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the setting of prices in other parts of the European Union. It has been known since last year that Greek authorities have been investigating the activities of the company, which has also been probed for bribery in other countries. South Korea, for instance, has already fined the company for kickbacks
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After Zaev gestures, Athens tries to formulate pact with Skopje
PoliticsForeign Policyqualifier. It is the first time that a FYROM official has publicly expressed so clearly that Skopje is willing to accept this compromise, which Athens has been pursuing for many years. Zaev may have... Forum in Davos. Kotzias has expressed his willingness to fly to the airport in Skopje when
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Football chairman's actions threaten to blow coalition off course again
PoliticsGreek Politicsimplications, which emanated from a rather unlikely source: Greek football. The local game has long been... a refereeing decision has put the coalition in a tight spot. Russian-Greek businessman Savvidis reacted... because of its owner’s links to the current government. Savvidis has cultivated a close
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain... to lead to a sudden breakdown in their relationship for the simple reason that neither has any other options at the moment. While Tsipras has been trying to cultivate his relationship with the centre
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Coalition's feud with shipowner shows no sign of de-escalation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTa Nea and To Vima into “rubbish dumps,” adding to the tension between the two sides, which has been..., lies and orders of a businessman who has been charged with drug dealing,” the statement added. One... it clear that he has not yet been convicted. However, the response is not designed to defuse the situation
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
premier Zoran Zaev indicated on Wednesday that Skopje believes it has an “agreement in principle” with Athens but Tsipras’s office insisted that no deal has been reached yet. The statement came after New... a debt restructuring package the eurozone lenders will put together will be, since the Fund has been one
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Agoraat manageable levels. This also has a positive effect on the need for large primary surpluses to keep... importantly, they will also be tied to the fiscal path. Greece has committed to lowering pension... and the IMF has just over 10 billion euros of loans due to be paid by Greece over the next six years
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