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Failure to agree on contingent measures causes further delay in conclusion of review
PoliticsGreek Politicsshould the programme targets not be met. Following a brief meeting between Finance Minister Euclid.... If the government has not met its fiscal target (1.75 percent primary surplus in 2017, 3.5 percent... to go beyond the basic austerity package in writing. The group, which counts 11 MPs as members, met
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Fiscal Council optimistic on 2016 target, sees next year’s goals as feasible
EconomyMacroeconomyand macroeconomic developments, presenting its views on the 2017 draft budget and whether targets will be met... notes. The Fiscal Council concludes that this year’s fiscal target will be met, while achieving next... target will be met even if collection in the fourth quarter (Q4) turns out to be 1.2 billion euros
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Newsletter 98 - 02/12/2016
met with Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou on Wednesday, appears to have brought some encouragement... again. Tsipras met with Coeure and Moscovici during their visits but then departed for Havana to attend... medium-term fiscal targets beyond 2018 are met. The privatisation process for the Hellenic Gas
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Newsletter 102 - 13/01/2017
of managing to conclude matters by next month. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with his French... measures. will never have to be implemented as the fiscal targets will be met... palatable because the government can argue that the fiscal targets will be met because Greece
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Tsipras dismisses snap polls and new measures as review deal hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be cancelled if the primary surplus target is met. In his interview with Efimerida ton Syntakton, Tsipras... a clause allowing them to be scrapped if the primary surplus target is met. In return, the lenders... the fiscal targets will be met. This is an argument that will be backed up by the 2.45-billion-euro surplus
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Opening the electricity market and possible introduction of "Small PPC" as part of bailout review
Legalthat the aforementioned targets for the reduction of the market share of PPC are not met. Apart from...) finds that there is a significant gap between the targets set and the ones met, the Energy..., depending on whether they have met or exceeded these targets. Given the above, it is highly probable
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Talks on Macedonia name issue to be ramped up but Kammenos unmoved
PoliticsForeign Policyissue, Matthew Nimetz met with the negotiators of the two countries just three years after his last.... Nikos Kotzias and his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov have already met more than three times... met with the negotiators, should not be considered a coincidence. Kammenos may have made his comment
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Farmers' demands and govt red lines keep Greece in deadlock
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich demands can be met within fiscal limits — energy relief and livestock compensation are under... be met, particularly those framed as ultimatums. The government’s selective engagement reflects its... have signalled readiness to escalate further if their demands are not met, while the government
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Mitsotakis appeals to "silent majority" as Tsipras puts squeeze on PASOK and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical committee and political council to be announced shortly. Its 400‑member national council met... operational readiness. The party’s rise has also attracted international interest. Tsipras met... and focused on US–Greece relations and Eastern Mediterranean stability. Tsipras has also recently met
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Society, including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... the soup kitchens have started doing so in the last six months. Furthermore, 76 percent of those... per month. Six in 10 of those who attend at least one of the two soup kitchens a day are aged
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