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Newsletter 175 -21/09/2018
the second review of the third programme in 2017. Finally, Athens has put together data showing... families from next year. Athens also argues that the European Commission’s Ageing Report shows the Greek... discussed with European banking authorities at between 50 and 40 billion euros by the end of 2021
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Privatisation revenues edge upward as end-of-year deadline looms
EconomyFeaturesof the persisting impression among Greeks that the country has put on a fire sale of its best assets in order... completed this year, including the sale of Thessaloniki Port, which the USA and Greece’s European partners... qualified for the second round of the tender. The minister’s outburst came after the European
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
by New Democracy’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis, obstructing the implementation of the deal. Lenders put... to complete the agreed reforms on time was the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre... in February. Greece’s 2019 budget was approved in November by the European Commission, with an emphasis
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Newsletter 197 -8/03/2019
off on these figures. According to the proposal put together by the government, borrowers... European lenders than the current government, which is often accused by its opponents of being too... debt managers might also consider pre-paying some of the bonds held by the European Central Bank
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SYRIZA lines up more relief measures to entice voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsis currently working on the plan, which will be put to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for final approval...Trailing in the opinion polls ahead of the European and local elections on May 26, the government... intentions. In the run-up to the European Parliament vote, which could be defining for the outcome
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Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the election result fell below SYRIZA’s expectations and that the question would have to be put... in the European Parliament elections, making it virtually impossible for him to hold on until... the European Parliament vote by around 9 percentage points, which was a much wider margin than SYRIZA
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Lenders set to highlight reform delays, leaving fiscal gap concerns until after elections
EconomyProgramme. The lenders are expected to suggest that the measures have put the 2019 target at risk. They have...The European Commission is due to publish on Wednesday the third enhanced surveillance report... to be very matter-of-fact and European officials are likely to adopt a low-key approach to avoid accusations
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Mitsotakis urges voters to give ND clear majority amid KINAL turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsa clean break with Venizelos now means that she can avoid being put in this awkward position after... with the ultra-nationalist Greek Solution (Elliniki Lysi), which surprised many observers in the European... be brought into the next cabinet by Mitsotakis or nominated as Greece’s candidate for the European
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Regling underlines concerns about fiscal target after voter-friendly measures
EconomyProgrammemeasures last month, in the run up to the European Parliament elections, might put the target of 3.5...European Stability Mechanism (ESM) managing director Klaus Regling has repeated his warning... by the European Commission. “I take note that the Greek government says that they will reach
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ND maintains big lead but keeps foot down to counter possible low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis is trying to counter this potential apathy by criss-crossing Greece to put in public... in the European Parliament elections on May 26. New Democracy is still well ahead in the opinion polls... party’s candidates, stressing that the result of the European Parliament vote does not guarantee
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