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Focus shifts to DSA, fiscal targets after IMF loan prepayment
EconomyProgrammeof the outstanding obligations to the IMF has been completed after Athens paid ahead of time 2.7 billion euros... euros. Greece has already repaid the Stand-by Arrangement of the first programme and until yesterday’s... Greece has to start repaying next year. Not factoring in T-bills, the Greek authorities have
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Mitsotakis sets out economic goals for 2020 as govt vies for extra fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has already identified the gradual phasing out over the next few years... the Fund would no longer be above its country quota. Greece has also requested a change in the use... that the government has already made an official request to the institutions to be allowed to transfer any excess
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Mitsotakis eyes multiple benefits after nominating top judge to be first female president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has named Council of State president Katerina Sakellaropoulou as his party’s... that gained international coverage. Secondly, Mitsotakis has chosen a figure that is not from “New... Ministry six months after scrapping, a move that is seen by many as an admission that New Democracy has
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Report emphasises high level of dissatisfaction with democracy in Greece
Societysatisfaction with democracy globally has charted how the feelings of Greeks have fluctuated over past... by the government in power. Regarding why dissatisfaction with democracy has steadily grown over past decades... institutions produce governance that is balanced, far-sighted and effective.” This has had a knock
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Strong performance of 15-year bond bodes well for market strategy
EconomyThe strong appetite for Greece’s sovereign debt has been visible over the last few weeks across... of the strongest signals recently has been the impressive performance of the 15-year, which... the strongest interest Greece has seen since it regained market access in 2018, reaching close to 19
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EC ups growth to 2.2 pct in 2019, sees growth in 2020 at 2.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomygoals in attracting foreign capital and boosting investment. The labour market has improved... have been slow to materialise. The Greek government hopes that it has sufficiently proven its... operator DEPA will send strong signals inside and outside Greece that something new has emerged
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Facing accusations of authoritarianism, Tsipras spells out softer future vision in member Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsrivals inside and out of the party, leader Alexis Tsipras has taken the opportunity to deliver a more... decision-making has become emblematic of a larger debate within SYRIZA, between supporters... to questions, Tsipras sought to downplay the internal dissent that has been dogging the party since its
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated... there is a danger that Athens has not been able to give due attention to other issues on the foreign policy front... with countries that lack progress on reform.” The proposal has covered many of France's reservations. Macron
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens as the government has already had a torrid time this week trying to tackle the migration... leader Antonis Samaras has a much more hardline approach to the migration issue than the prime minister... member of the government who has adopted more right-wing positions on the issue, going as far to suggest
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Broad consensus on border action holds, but concerns emerge over use of force and press intimidation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a position statement issued on Wednesday, however the move has caused disquiet among the progressive wing of the party. Since the eruption of the crisis at the Evros border there has been very... has cast doubt on the Greek government’s account of some events at the border. While the government
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