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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek Politicsat ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup... the latest amendments. The finance minister added that the government has written to the institutions... a full package of “reforms plus debt relief” but he pointed out that in the past the organisation has
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieving it was a positive outcome. This underlines the extent to which Tsipras’s core support has been... to rebuild trust. It also explains why some of the prime minister’s advisers believe that he has... unenviable position was also evident in the fact that support for New Democracy has risen by six points
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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to overcome one of the domestic problems that has been troubling it over... vice president Adonis Georgiadis, who has taken a very active role in pursuing Kammenos over... in the affair. Marinakis denies any involvement and has threatened to take legal action after the publication
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeaturesto a report by Bloomberg, the impact of the weather has raised the price of extra virgin olive oil in Italy... act as a microcosm of why Greece has not been able to export its way out of its crisis. It’s.... However, it’s not that simple. This strategy has been in place for so long that, beyond getting the oil
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Athens wrestles with timing of market return, aiming for maximum impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMarket access has replaced debt relief as a main topic of discussion in the Greek media and country... as the ideal platform for a return to the markets the following week. Thursday, July 27 has been reported... that a decision has been taken to return to the markets in the coming days. Another option for Athens
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Bond issue mulled amid pressure from judiciary clash, Varoufakis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsoffice. The tension between the two sides has been building for some time. The government has been... criteria have influenced its decisions on a range of issues. The clash has intensified since... Athens. The government has cultivated to a certain extent the rivalry with the judiciary (as well
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SYRIZA tries to look forward but struggles to escape past
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the second review and the return to the markets has given the coalition some breathing space... within SYRIZA, which has been calling for a cabinet reshuffle recently. There have been reports... members of the government, such as Pappas. However, this has been denied by the coalition
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Fires latest obstacle to coalition's momentum-building efforts
PoliticsGreek Politics. The developments are another blow to the government, which has struggled to shape the narrative as it would like... to this sequence of domestic challenges, he has not been able to construct a convincing case that Greece is on its way to recovery. The other problem he has is that the media has already started turning
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Economic sentiment breaks 100-point mark in Sept, consumer confidence up by 3.3 pts
EconomyMacroeconomysince December 2014. Following the dips in the first half of the year, ESI has improved by 5.5 points..., rising by 3.3 points in September to stand at -53.7. On a year to date basis, the index has gained.... In the year to date, industry confidence has improved by 5 points, services confidence has jumped
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Coalition banks on surplus transfers, waits for Hellenikon verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a double-digit increase in investment. This is one of the reasons that the government has been... The consortium that has won the right to build offices, shopping centres and apartments on the site is paying some 900 million euros for the land and has pledged another 8 billion euros in investment
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