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Tsipras tries to take pressure off MPs but debt proving hard to settle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s parliamentary group is due to meet on Friday after a straightforward cabinet meeting on Thursday, during which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras even envisioned the possibility of his party being in power for a second term. The gathering of SYRIZA ...
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Another privatisation goal ticked off as 600 mln offer secures Athens airport concession
EconomyThe Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced on Wednesday that it has accepted the improved offer submitted by the Athens International Airport (AIA) SA for the 20-year extension of the concession for the airport. The final offer amoun...
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Athens holds off on bond as Tsipras talks up labour market
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe process for Greece to return to the international bond markets did not begin on Monday, despite some of the local media predicting in the previous days that this would be the case. Government officials remained tight-lipped on when or if a trial bon...
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Government rounds off legislative activity, Mitsotakis offers alternative on education
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is trying to wrap up its legislative activity before the summer break so that it can then focus on different tasks from September. A raft of amendments was submitted to Parliament this week, much to the annoyance of the opposition p...
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Athens readies labour legislation, but not to cross off prior actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a brief summer break, the Greek government is preparing to resume legislative activity, although its next move will not be linked to dozens of bailout commitments that are still pending. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Labour Minister Efi A...
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Tsipras eyes review conclusion, insists SYRIZA patience will pay off
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Monday that the government will manage to wrap up the third review on time and that better days are on the way for his party. Speaking to SYRIZA officials after the departure of the...
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EC upbeat on reforms paying off, as long as they continue
EconomyProgrammeIn a background paper published on Monday, the European Commission (EC) takes stock of the progress in the first two thirds of Greece’s European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme and provides an overview of the measures undertaken to date to achieve i...
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government found itself in an uncomfortable position on Thursday, the first day of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called for the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which delimited the boundaries between the two countries, to be r...
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may agree to its request to scrap the pension cuts that are due to be implemented from the start of next year. The issue was not on the official agenda of Mon...
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Airport privatisation set for take-off as more sales head for runway
EconomyFeaturesThe privatisation of the Athens International Airport (AIA) moved forward a step this week when the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced that 10 parties expressed interest in the first stage of acquiring a 30 percent stake in the a...
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