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ESM approves next bailout tranche, providing Athens with some relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillion euros at the end of May. Once it has done so, another 800 million euros will be disbursed... market access but also because it has come under increasing pressure from opposition parties at home. New Democracy has asked for parliamentary inquiries to be set up to investigate Defence Minister
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Bond issue decision expected as clock ticks down
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government will try to tap the markets next week or, indeed, if it has time to issue a bond before... believes if it is going to return to the markets this month, it has to do so before the IMF takes... rumours that Athens has made up its mind to return to the markets now. Efimerida ton Syntakton
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder what has been a difficult summer for the Greek government, which struggled to get its message..., especially as he has been endorsed by New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Athens also sees Macron.... It has also been suggested that Macron may be favourable to the idea of the International Monetary Fund
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Coalition looks to regain confidence, centre-left struggles with ballot
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government is also hoping that the other major investment project that has stalled, at the former.... The focus of his speech was on the need for fair growth, which would benefit workers. This has been a key theme for the coalition as Tsipras has embarked on his campaign to talk up the economic recovery
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SYRIZA feeling internal pressure due to handling of refugees
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prominent faction of the “53” within SYRIZA has made a point of raising objections... that there is no prospect of Mouzalas being removed from his position and that he has the prime minister’s support... publicly, it is the first time that there has been such collective exasperation with the handling
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Mitsotakis looks to unite New Democracy for fresh push
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been trying to shore up his party amid claims of rifts... New Democracy, which has been unable to capitalise on a double-digit lead over SYRIZA during the last... that Tsipras’s party has eaten away at its rival’s considerable lead since the summer. However
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of which held protests in Athens on Tuesday, the change to strike legislation has also created some... SYRIZA. There is no prospect of it not being approved as New Democracy has indicated... the possibility of Greece not implementing the pension cuts it has agreed for 2019 if the International
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammeMembers of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) are due to meet again next week, after Greece has... Eurogroup, once Greek Parliament has approved the multi-bill on Monday and the remaining prior actions... that Athens has been advised it has until Wednesday next week to complete its tasks. The EWG
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Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL), has repeatedly expressed his opposition to Greece’s neighbour using the term “Macedonia.” However, he has also indicated that he might be willing to fall in line if there is an agreement that other parties will agree to as well. New Democracy has also adopted a somewhat equivocal
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Athens seeks new approach as Nimetz visit marks more intensive name talks
PoliticsForeign Policy“New”) has been foreseen by the 1995 Interim Accord of the United Nations and should not be ignored... or not. It is the first time that the Greek side has revealed its areas of focus in the current round.... Athens has also reconsidered its strategy on how to reach a solution. Kotzias revealed Athens
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