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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgrammeof arrears and to support the build-up of the cash buffer of the Greek State, in order to support..., but it is thought that they total no more than 10 and could be completed ahead of the next meeting... be more than the parts we are doing," he said. Centeno clarified that no discussion had taken place during
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Coalition turns focus to bribery claims, eyes damage to opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto allegations that Novartis bribed officials to secure the sale of its products and in order to keep its products in Greece at higher price than competitors as it was considered a reference country... of the case. Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis claimed that it is a bigger scandal than the cash
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Europe, the euro and a leader like Putin: survey reveals mixed views of Greeks in 2018
Society). Around 78 percent felt that economic reforms had done more harm than good to the development... asked what they felt was the most important element that Greece needed in order to achieve this goal... percent) rather than becoming Greek (39.2 percent), while 91.1 percent said that they felt proud
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Newsletter 161 -11/05/2018
on Athens is facing a tall order with the deadline for prior actions to be completed in a timely manner... than for banks in the rest of Europe to address the concerns the International Monetary Fund (IMF... billion. This represents a rise of 321 million month-on-month, which is notably lower than February’s
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Coalition picks out positives from lenders' deal, clashes over political violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens would not have to reduce the tax-free threshold a year earlier than planned, along... of law and order, believing this is a weak point for the government. Tsipras is equally fond... to the voters that it is a traditional right-wing party, rather than a socially moderate, liberal force
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Key debt relief talks fail to result in deal, leaving IMF role in doubt
EconomyProgrammeof the International Monetary Fund being involved in anything more than a technical capacity in the future... out the possibility of the third programme being extended in order to provide the IMF with more time... period than the 15 years preferred by the IMF, and the workings of the additional relief mechanism
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
Agorato commercial banks, which then deposit those bonds as collateral with the ECB in order to access... as the interest charged by the ECB is much lower than any available commercial rate. The ECB blocked... than use their banks and ECB credits to finance their deficits. The ECB took the position
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Coalition hails multi-bill as start of clean break, opposition sees more of the same
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than growth. The statement added that the Greek economy should be growing by an annual rate of around 4 percent in the coming years rather than the average of just over 2 percent foreseen... Corporation of Assets and Participations (HACP) in order to provide guarantees to the institutions regarding
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New Democracy fires back at Tsipras over corruption allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicssecurity clearance certificate in order to be eligible for a 1.1-million-euro public works contract... for more than 7 billion euros worth of business and personal loans each year. The prime minister’s... suggests there is less opposition to the agreement with Skopje than other polls have indicated as 44
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Tsipras bids farewell to MoU, eyes new start for Greece and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout, suggesting the country has a chance to make a new start after completing more than eight years... on Tuesday and made numerous references to Odysseus’s journey in his speech, which lasted less than eight... and voters. “SYRIZA is consistently in favour of a new coalition with progressive forces in order
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