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Tsipras hopes to move on after decision on ex-airport project
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government believes that it has overcome the hold-up on the redevelopment of the former Athens... further legal obstacles may lie ahead, Athens clearly believes that it has got over the largest... that if the Hellenikon issue is settled, along with the problems the government has encountered
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyto attract investment. He argued that his government is simplifying licensing procedures and has passed... just start by saying that I think it has a great role in stability in the area. We have a feeling..., which Washington and the US Embassy in Athens has given much attention to recently. “On energy, we
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Tsipras concludes US trip with focus on geopolitics and investments
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday that the deal to upgrade 85-95 of the 160 F-16 jets Greece owns, which has not yet been... to abandon the accession process for Turkey. This is a position that Athens has stressed recently... an opportunity to show the distance he has travelled since then. Questioned about where he stands in political
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Mitsotakis urges ND renewal, challenges PM over surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe creation of a 12-member advisory team that contains several new faces. He has also overseen... of whom are in their 30s and 40s. Mitsotakis has pledged to shake up his party by welcoming in new faces and younger people. This has not gone down well with everyone at New Democracy and remains
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Athens expects 800 mln sub-tranche as review talks progress
EconomyProgrammeand is expected to approve the disbursal of the 800-million-euro bailout sub-tranche that has been pending since... in February if it has reduced its arrears in accordance with the agreement it made with the institutions... by the creditors to reach the 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target. It has been suggested
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Sub-tranche for arrears approved as round of review talks draws to close
EconomyProgramme. The latest disbursement means that the ESM has now paid out a total of 40.2 billion euros to Greece from the third programme, which has an envelope of 86 billion. When the previous bailouts... that has to be addressed is the size of this year’s overperformance and how the government
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Newsletter 137 -27/10/2017
” this year. The government has previously suggested that the excess surplus would be around 1.... Athens has reportedly agreed to change legislation so that the quorum for first-degree unions... now been paid out. Athens can now focus on completing the review, which means that it has to start
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IMF adds to calls for no further delays to e-auctions
EconomyProgrammeThe International Monetary Fund has added its voice to those on the lenders’ side calling... their boycott. Meanwhile, Kathimerini newspaper reports that the European Central Bank has asked... with the demands of the third programme. It is believed that an agreement has been reached between
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Hitman's furlough and investment complications pose new problems for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsa Central Archaeological Council (KAS) ruling. KAS has asked for 30 hectares of the site to be protected... of the biggest investments in Greece, and therefore a flagship project, the prime minister has publicly stated that it will definitely go ahead. Tsipras has stressed to foreign audiences recently
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
SocietyThe Greek government has been criticised for a containment policy which restricts refugees... to endure on the islands. This is the second winter that this issue has been raised. Last year... of this money has been wasted or squandered amid slow and poorly thought out responses by Greek
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