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Greece and Albania hold private talks to tackle longstanding differences
PoliticsForeign Policy, which had been kept secret since there had be no previous official announcement by the Greek... by then Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and ex-Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in 2009, the two.... The Chams in Albania claim their property was confiscated by the Greek state when they were expelled
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Tussle over arms deal sets tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsan agreement with the Saudi authorities, including the involvement of a Greek middleman. This certainly... that another Greek, John Sfakianakis, was the one who advised the Greek ambassador in Riyadh... as the middleman and force the Greek authorities to drop their asking price of 66 million euros
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Name and shame
Agoracontribution to Greek politics was to host Alexis Tsipras in 2014, when he set out SYRIZA’s plan for governing... of Macedonia – contains the word “Macedonia.” Furthermore, there was a shift in the Greek position.... Kammenos did not support the government’s position on other issues in the past, such as Greek citizenship
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Eurosystem funding rises by 786 mln in December, banknotes in circulation rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding rose by around 786 million euros in December, Bank of Greece's (BoG... for Greek banks would be reduced further by 2.8 billion euros to 22 billion. December’s increase... billion. The declines are the result of Greek banks replacing this type of liquidity with interbank
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Macedonia name talks move along but key issues still to be addressed
PoliticsForeign Policyto the local press Zaev did not give any details, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias defined..., in the first direct flight made by a Greek official to Skopje in 12 years. Some sources suggest Kotzias will officially deliver the draft of the so-called pact that the Greek side is currently working
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BoG looks at other programme exits and options available to Athens
EconomyProgrammethat the Greek government should explore all options for the post-programme era, including a precautionary credit line. This is in contrast to the strategy that the Greek government is in the process.... Combined with Greek efforts via market issuance and privatisations, the total can reach between 16 and 18
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Final decision on 2019 fiscal measures still a few weeks away
EconomyProgrammeand the primary surplus still came in roughly at the target for this year, when the Greek economy is expected... on what should be done in 2019. The results of the stress tests being carried out on Greek banks... expect that the discussion of Greece's 2019 fiscal policies will take place with the Greek authorities
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Banks focus on defining challenge of reducing NPEs
EconomyBankingnot indicate any need for raising significant additional capital, Greek banks can now continue without... in place most of tools for a distressed debt market towards the end of last year, Greek banks started... on Monday will be accompanied by consultations with the Greek authorities on the topics of auctions
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Newsletter 162 -18/05/2018
. A senior Greek official told the local media on Thursday that it has been agreed that the fiscal measures... that the International Monetary Fund would insist that the tax measures should be implemented next year. The Greek... target of collecting 2.65 billion euros. A Greek government official said that overall the talks
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Greece and creditors reach SLA - legislation of reforms and debt relief talks next
EconomyProgrammeby Athens and the lenders. Following a last day of talks at the Hilton hotel in the Greek capital... by the Eurogroup when it meets on May 24. “The Greek authorities aim to implement these measures as swiftly... that must be done by the Greek government in the coming weeks. “To this end, intensive exchanges
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