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Newsletter 197 -8/03/2019
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 and European central banks, which carry higher interest payments. This could reduce the overall debt
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Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
PoliticsGreek Politicscandidates for the European Parliament elections, the media’s focus remains on the national vote..., rather than snap election in May at the same time or before the European Parliament ballot... to be confident that SYRIZA will not suffer a damaging defeat in the European Parliament elections on May 26
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Government move over primary residences raises questions
PoliticsGreek Politicsit a springboard for the European Parliament elections in May, or possibly even general elections soon... the European Central Bank. According to Kathimerini, though, there are still five matters over which... on Wednesday, the European Commission sought to play down talk of a rift between the two sides that would
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Athens hopeful release of 970 mln will be approved at Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammewould like. European Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt told journalists in Brussels on Tuesday... and, according to reports in Greece, the European Commission is expected to advise that Athens has... the decision and for the European Stability Mechanism’s board to then give the final approval
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SYRIZA lines up more relief measures to entice voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTrailing 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... Democracy in the European Parliament vote might make the general election more of a contest than
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Survey highlights Greeks' conflicted relationship with EU
SocietyThe European Commission’s (EC) public opinion survey ahead of the May 26 European Parliament elections has illustrated the attitudes of European citizens across 28 member states. The data set began... as a currency and the European Economic and Monetary Union remained high, with 67 percent of Greeks
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Newsletter 205 -10/05/2019
at lightening the load on taxpayers ahead of the May 26 European and local elections. There was a less... of GDP,” a spokesperson from European Stability Mechanism said after the announcements on Tuesday... their third enhanced surveillance report, which is due in June – after the European Parliament
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Tsipras claims EU vote will be close as SYRIZA looks for boost from relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicswith a boost ahead of the May 26 European and local elections. The package consists of the schemes allowing... Tsipras claimed that momentum is building for SYRIZA going into the European elections... be in October. Nevertheless, the prime minister suggested that the European elections would
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Athens warned about missing fiscal targets rather than changing them unilaterally
EconomyProgrammeThursday’s Eurogroup resulted in a warning from European Stability Mechanism managing director... with the institutions. The reaction from European officials at the Eurogroup, which focussed mostly on technical issues, was relatively low-key. This reflects the fact that ahead of the European Parliament
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Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 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... to the last European Parliament elections in 2014, when it gained 9.39 percent. Two new parties set to elect 1
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