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Arrears clearance meets September target, unlocks latest tranche
EconomyProgrammeThe European Commission (EC) published a note for the Eurogroup Working Group on Tuesday regarding... today on the disbursement of 1.7 billion dedicated for arrears clearance. According to the Eurogroup... in clearing both gross and net arrears and thus met the target set by the May 25 Eurogroup. In specific, EC
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The Greek debt circle can be squared
Agoraon for months until there was a partial breakthrough in the May Eurogroup earlier this year. Eurozone... of the far-right AfD ahead of next year’s elections. On the evening of the May Eurogroup, the director... as the debt relief commitments fell well short of what the IMF had been advocating. The Eurogroup
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Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
PoliticsForeign Policyare not encouraging, though. While Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Wednesday that he... Eurogroup agreement as far as debt relief is concerned despite Obama's comments in Athens. "We have noted that President Obama has pointed to the importance of debt relief," he said. "The Eurogroup agreed
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
on the debt issue beyond what was set out in the May Eurogroup statement. Moreover... will find out at the December 5 Eurogroup whether Obama conveyed the message regarding debt relief he... of Merkel’s coalition government and inside the Eurogroup of finance ministers. Injecting new
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Second round of review talks concludes without breakthrough on labour reforms
EconomyProgrammein the coming days and a teleconference will be held before the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) due... Eurogroup on December 5, along with debt issues since any decision on debt will have an impact... of the review and a political agreement at the December 5 Eurogroup.
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Having failed to resolve differences, Greece and lenders enter new week of talks
EconomyProgrammeAhead of the Eurogroup Working Group due to convene on Monday, the Greek authorities held... for the discussions that should take place at the next Eurogroup.” However, he appeared not to support... Eurogroup on December 5.
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Athens sees flexibility on fiscal targets, singles out IMF over role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was a fairly subdued reaction from the government to the outcome of Monday’s Eurogroup... after the Eurogroup hailed the outcome, which included short-term debt relief, as a great success... primary surplus targets will no longer be needed. The Eurogroup statement and Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s
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Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsto take place with the institutions and the Eurogroup. The Greek prime minister must now consider what.... This will remove another incentive (after the Eurogroup’s failure to give more detail on medium-term... for the Eurogroup Working Group, which meets on Tuesday, to allow the implementation of the short-term debt
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Athens settles pension handout row, looks for review progress
EconomyProgrammeEurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem concluded on December 24 that “the way has been cleared... provided the achievement of the fiscal targets is assured.” The next milestone is the Eurogroup... like to resolve most pending issues before the next scheduled Eurogroup on January 26. These largely
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After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
EconomyProgrammeincrease from 63 to almost 73 percent. The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) convenes on Thursday to take... Christmas. On December 24, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that a letter by Tsakalotos... critical policy areas. The next Eurogroup is due on January 26 but it is not expected that the unresolved
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