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Newsletter 133
double fronts to tackle After mounting concern during the week that the European Central Bank.... The head of the IMF’s European Department Poul Thomsen indicated on Thursday that the Fund sees the ECB’s... that the banks do not need another round of recapitalisation. The European lenders were adamant that the Single
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Wolfgang at the door
Agoraon the European Union flag given to his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble on October 9, as the latter... of a great European or that he will leave a lasting positive legacy as far as the single currency... that were too romantic, pro-European, too integrative,” he told the Financial Times in a recent
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agorapresident at a time when his ties with the rest of the European Union appeared to be non-existent..., meanwhile, has limited itself to words picked from an ever-escalating scale of severity. The European... European capitals), the views of its politicians are of no interest. The same cannot be said of how
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Athens presents growth plan outline as lenders continue to differ on debt relief
EconomyProgramme, ESM, the European Commission and IMF, met in Brussels yesterday to discuss Greek debt relief. Multiple reports suggest that a difference of opinion between the northern European and southern European... instead by activated by the European Stability Mechanism. They are also said to be adamant that Greece
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Debt, fiscal path still divide lenders ahead of Washington Group meeting
EconomyProgrammeEuropean lenders have identified as the ideal moment to clinch a comprehensive agreement that would include debt relief and the post-programme surveillance. However, European officials have recently... from leading eurozone states and officials representing the ECB, ESM, the European Commission and IMF
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Newsletter 159 -27/04/2018
in the ongoing review. Earlier in the week, Kathimerini reported that the European Commission had sent a 30-page... the European creditors and the International Monetary Fund. On the lenders’ side, the key issue that needs... i.e. those provided by the European Stability Mechanism as well as the EFSF packages. The IMF is also
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Multi-bill passed, sub-tranche released but debt relief expectations dwindling
EconomyProgramme, with the remainder being included in the post-programme framework. On Thursday, the European Stability Mechanism’s... was that the European Stability Mechanism could use some of the funds leftover at the end of the programme... interest than European lending and stand at around 11 billion euros. This option now appears to be off
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Athens turns its attention to settling differences with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policyof both the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Albania to join the European Union. The EU’s General Affairs Council — a monthly meeting of European affairs ministers from all EU member... reason Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias proposed to his European colleagues to have on Monday
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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
of European developments,” he said after the meeting. Mitsotakis has underlined for many months that he would... fiscal and reform path subject to quarterly reviews within the European Commission’s enhanced... positive.The European Commission updated its compliance report of the fourth review to include
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreed on Wednesday to hold local and European Parliament elections together. Interior Minister Panos... of the municipal and regional vote coinciding with the European Parliament ballot, which is due to take... that the local elections have been moved to the same time as the European Parliament vote because Prime Minister
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