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E-auctions get underway as draft SLA is prepared
EconomyProgramme2,000 per month for the final quarter of 2018. The report claims that the SSM has asked for at least.... The government has come under pressure on this issue from its own MPs, as well as leftist groups protesting... be replaced on a discretional basis, according to what has been agreed with the lenders
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Athens hopeful of clinching SLA after progress in creditor talks
EconomyProgrammethat the Katseli Law prevents foreclosure on homes worth up to 280,000 euros if the family has three... The optimism regarding and SLA being clinched on Saturday has reignited the discussion about debt relief... some of the funds left over in the Greek programme to buy out the more expensive loans that Athens has
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After reaching SLA, Athens focuses on prior actions and next bond issue
EconomyProgrammebond issue has been for the government to issue a bond after the third review has concluded formally... any money. The Greek finance minister also said that it has been decided to postpone for a little... to avoid this move, which has provoked protests by islanders over the last few days. He said
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Erdogan ends trip with softer tone, consensus on refugees
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish roots. This issue has been an age-old bone of contention between the two countries as Greece... has territorial aspirations with respect to Greece. He complained, however, that Greece is not fully respecting the rights of the Muslim community, he insisted that Ankara has no designs over Greek
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Talks on Macedonia name issue to be ramped up but Kammenos unmoved
PoliticsForeign Policy” to be used by FYROM and has been trying to find a way out of that ever since. Everyone is aware... for convergence between Athens and Skopje. Nimetz has already said that there will be additional meetings... European Union and NATO programme,” both of which Greece has blocked by using its veto power. The first
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Omnibus bill to be tabled shortly as Athens edges to third review conclusion
EconomyProgrammefinance ministers will then decide if Athens has done enough to conclude the third review... to exceed 5 billion euros but there has been no confirmation of the exact amount. Left-leaning Efimerida...-bond has also been discussed and the Greek government may seek to tap the markets for a greater amount
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Economic sentiment reaches 101 pts in Dec, highest in more than 3 years
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2017 and the monthly figure is the highest for the year. It is also the highest that ESI has reached... was agreed. During 2017, the ESI print has improved by 5.9 points, closing the year at a peak. Sentiment... in February at 92.9. Since then, sentiment has improved by 8.1 points, surpassing the 100-mark
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Coalition stresses positives, expects full support for multi-bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsamong left-leaning voters. As a result, it has been desperate to stress some of the more voter-friendly measures included in the draft legislation. The increase in child benefits has been top of the government’s list in its efforts to paint a more positive picture of what has been agreed
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. There was no immediate response from Tsipras, who will reportedly take action following Monday’s vote. It has been... review has been concluded and it is likely that Zouraris will be one of the ministers removed from... This means the gap between the two has narrowed compared to a survey by the same company in October. Backing
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Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
EconomyProgrammeand executives representing Greek lenders in Frankfurt on Monday has sparked speculation that Athens may opt... will materialise in the coming months. Firstly, for a credit line to be put together, there has... it previously described as a “clean exit,” but which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has recently
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