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Athens banks on French support for debt relief and growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coming decades. In a comment to Sunday’s Kathimerini, Le Maire said the purpose of his visit to Greece... doubts about whether the French proposal can be a game changer in the Eurogroup but the idea seems... could return to the bond markets this year or in 2018 at the latest if it sticks to its reform
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Some relief for coalition but bold claims about programme exit a concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coalition embarrassment. But the resolution of the issue means that the government can now move... in the legal complications by Greek judicial authorities. The latest development in the case suggests... during his visit to Athens that Greece could return to the markets before the end of the year or early
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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign Policy, we hope they can reflect seriously on what can be done after the conference failed.” The UN... a 30-trillion-cubic-feet reservoir was discovered in 2015. Turkey's latest move was to reserve parts... and France. Total is a French company and the visit of the French Defense Minister Florence Parly
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Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgramme, based on the needs and features of the Greek economy.” Tsipras also dismissed the latest speculation... framework Greece can expect, even without a credit line. Although the details of the surveillance..., which began in Athens last week. The first visit by the institutions was aimed at identifying all
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Pressure mounts on coalition to complete fourth review prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politics. The minister has played the role of coordinator during previous reviews. The impact of his latest.... Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras talked about a “clean exit” in the summer during his visit to the island.... Can the Greek economy stand surpluses of 3.5 percent for five years? What policies are going
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Despite fresh uncertainty, Tsipras insists focus is on four-year term
PoliticsGreek Politics, despite the latest uncertainty caused by events in Italy. Speaking at the general meeting... insisted last week during a visit in Thessaloniki that he would be “foolish” to want to call snap elections... the government can successfully pull off an exit from the programme successfully without the support
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicscan ease back towards normality. A report in Kathimerini over the weekend suggested... of schools, the priority will be to get final year pupils back to classes first so they can sit... to welcome visitors by July at the latest. However, this has to be balanced against concerns about
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Athens treads cautiously as Ankara keeps prodding in Aegean
PoliticsForeign PolicyMediterranean. In the view of some analysts, Turkey can leverage its position vis-à-vis the European...," the ministry said in an announcement published early Sunday. For Athens, the latest developments mean... are carried out. Athens is focused on avoiding being trapped in a situation where Turkey can blame Greece
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it is engaging in an arms swap deal with Germany so that Athens can supply Ukraine with old army... the traditionally neutral role Athens takes in armed conflicts so it can act as a bridge-builder wherever... of argument, which also surfaced following Mitsotakis’s recent visit to Washington, is that Greece is being
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Military chief caught in wiretapping affair's sights, prompting strong ND response
PoliticsGreek Politics– a claim that has not been directly denied by the government or the armed forces chief. In its latest... Androulakis on August 3 about the attempt to install Predator on his phone, the watchdog did not visit... in the upcoming elections. For now, the government can feel that it has escaped any disastrous
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