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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs, all from the government, while all the opposition lawmakers voted against the legislation... bailout commitments. However, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met personally with the two MPs, including
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After first talks in Athens, Greece and lenders aim for swift progress on second review
EconomyProgrammeTsakalotos briefed the institutions that Greece met the end-September target for arrears’ clearance... between the Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos and the mission chiefs on Sunday, all second review... on November 7. All sides would like the review to be completed as quickly as possible, with the December 5
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Second review to resume in Athens under severe time pressure
EconomyProgramme-term fiscal strategy (MTFS) and labour market reform. Labour market All labour-related issues... target of 0.5 percent of GDP will be met, while the achievement of 2017 target of 1.75 percent..., including all the necessary legislation. A swift conclusion of the second review will pave the way
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Greece and lenders make headway on review but labour reforms remain biggest obstacle
EconomyProgrammeall the issues still under negotiation. It was submitted to the government on Sunday morning. Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou met with the lenders for the second time on Sunday afternoon. Two... reforms, where all issues remain open, an agreement was reached in the meeting with Finance Minister
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
over how to keep all the lenders happy, perhaps in the form of changing the fiscal mechanism adopted... to clinch an agreement on all other pending issues of the review soon, while negotiations on the labour... of 51.14 billion to be met, revenues of 3.88 billion should be collected in December, which appears rather
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Athens gears up for Cyprus talks, expecting progress rather than agreement
PoliticsForeign Policyof territory, security and guarantees. All sides are expressing optimism for a breakthrough... Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who met with Greek and Turkish foreign ministers Nikos Kotzias...)) and then committees take over to continue talks. The leaders may meet again when all the pending issues
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
been struck, with Reuters even reporting that all the technical issues had been settled. However... regions of Greece, who met with Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis this week. The government’s position... companies to settle all their debts related to taxes, social security contributions, bad loans and other
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Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsto bring all the sides together ahead of Friday’s Eurogroup in Malta. Greece was represented by Finance... may force the IMF to concede ground. The aim of all sides still appears to reach some kind.... Mitsotakis met PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata on Monday and To Potami chief Stavros Theodorakis on Tuesday
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammelast May, which will result in lower retirement pay for almost all pensioners. The government has... in advance whether fiscal targets for each year are likely to be met, which will consequently trigger... and the second child of each family, a benefit for all families with small children, covering
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politics) to be secured. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said after the meeting that all the “big issues” had... by the delay and said that all sides share the responsibility for the lost momentum. This point was also... surplus target being met in 2018, they will be legislated together with the fiscal interventions
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