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No certainties for Athens before Eurogroup as lenders try for debt deal
PoliticsGreek Politicswith German Chancellor Angela Merkel when they spoke on the telephone on Wednesday. The Greek leader... to show flexibility. This would suit the German government, which is concerned that quantifying... reported that a German government official told the newspaper’s Berlin correspondent that any reference
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Eurogroup doesn't end in tie for Tsipras
Agorais whether German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble got what he wanted. Invariably, the answer... that since Schaeuble needed the IMF on board to live up to his pledge to German MPs, the adoption of 2... sustainability. The German finance minister, though, sensed there was a chink in the IMF’s armour and took full
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion, which the Greek government hopes will resume after the German elections in September...’s (IMF) participation in the Greek programme not being sought after a new German government has... that there was enough groundswell for anything to happen until now. With the German elections out
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Third review seen taking longer than Athens had hoped
PoliticsGreek Politicswill make and what the results of the German elections will produce. Regarding the IMF, the Finance.... On the German elections, the fear in Athens is that the outcome may lead to Chancellor Angela..., the German-led consortium that is managing 14 regional airports. Stemming from a dispute over
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Ahead of IMF Spring Meetings, questions remain about conclusion of programme
EconomyProgramme) and the reluctance of the new German government to provide any detail regarding the outcome it favours... German counterpart Olaf Scholz in Germany on Friday. The fact that there were no official statements... regarding the post-programme era. A German Finance Ministry spokesperson stressed, though, the need
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Multi-bill passed, sub-tranche released but debt relief expectations dwindling
EconomyProgrammethe table, partly due to German concerns about the financial link between Athens and the IMF being severed. The presence of the Fund in Greece has been a key element for the German government since... the European Commission. As a result of the German position, it seems unlikely that Greece will receive
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis take messages abroad but face disquiet at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe attention. Mitsotakis was in Berlin on Wednesday for meetings with German government officials as part... to the conservatives, Mitsotakis presented his economic policy ideas to German Finance Minister Olaf... with incentives. While the opposition leader was attempting to win over German politicians, Tsipras kept up his
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Athens and lenders search for budget compromise by Thursday's EWG
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras held what many believe were crucial talks with German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz..., a fierce critic of the coalition, reported that after Scholz’s meeting with Tsipras, German sources... scenario for a compromise. The report added that the German side will insist that the reductions
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Gains and losses for all sides from vote on constitutional changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKotzias last autumn. Primary surpluses Thursday also found two of the opposition leaders meeting German... with a powerful ally. When questioned recently by a Greek journalist about Weber’s comments, German... of the discussions that Movement for Change (KINAL) Fofi Gennimata held with German Finance Minister
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Tourism institute shows international flight seat schedule to Greece down by 7 pct in 2019
EconomyFeaturesof travellers and the seat numbers schedued, the biggest fall in absolute terms is noted for German... in German tourists this year. Additionally, 259,086 fewer seats have been scheduled from the UK... revenues, since in 2018 German visitors were in first place with an overall contribution to tourism
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