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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek Politics, suggestion that the Commission does not want any part in a discussion about measures stretching beyond.... “The IMF will probably ask “How committed are you to doing that?,” which is a fair question. “Some may want to go faster, some may not want to go forward at all, then I’ll push them a little. We will move
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Greece searches for balanced deal as talks get underway in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the pension cuts they want to be staggered, with 50 percent being implemented between 2019 and 2021 and another 50 percent between 2022 and 2025. It is thought that the creditors want pension... that the institutions want legislated now and adopted after 2018 is the reduction of the tax-free
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Review gathers pace as mission chiefs prepare for Athens return
EconomyProgrammethis year, it remains a possibility that they will want the government to commit to more measures next... will also want more information about the government’s plans regarding the redistribution of the excess... groups that have been worst affected by the crisis. The institutions will first want to verify
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Eurogroup confirms third review almost done but e-auctions still a concern
EconomyProgrammeor on the creditors’ side. Regarding the auctions, the lenders want to see both the number of foreclosures increase... and explicit conditionality. “We want as clean an exit as possible,” Tsakalotos told the Financial Times... of crisis, now people want to see the fruits of recovery being spread around.”
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Pressure mounts on coalition to complete fourth review prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens does not want to give anyone on the lenders’ side any excuse to renege on their commitments... are at a juncture: The loan agreement is ending and I do not want to create expectations that are not based on actual facts,” he said. “I want us to discuss publicly issues that have been forgotten
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Lenders still aiming for completion of fourth review in May
EconomyProgrammenot want it to be contingent on policy from Greece’s side or decisions from the Eurogroup or European Stability Mechanism. But some eurozone member states are not comfortable with this idea and want..., particularly Germany, which is thought to want to attach guarantees to any system that is used to provide
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Tweaks to proposal on protection of main homes likely to be needed
EconomyProgrammeobjections. The lenders apparently want the entire wealth, including all real estate assets... for protection. They also want a time limit on the protection, after which the borrower’s eligibility... intervals, as the lenders would like. The institutions reportedly want more clarity on what will happen
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Newsletter 195 -22/02/2019
to Naftemporiki daily, the institutions have three key objections. The lenders apparently want the entire wealth... when assessing whether they are eligible for protection. They also want a time limit on the protection... reportedly want more clarity on what will happen in the period between the new scheme being launched
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Mitsotakis aims to hit ground running as polls point to clear majority on July 7
PoliticsGreek Politics. In an interview with Sunday’s Kathimerini, Mitsotakis claimed that he does not want to waste any time... break. “What I want to achieve in the first six months and where I want us to be at the end
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Despite satisfaction with Covid-19 numbers, govt not eyeing let-up in restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politics, such as the Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium. "We want to show that Greece is a serious country. We want people to say that Greece handled this well," Alexis Patelis, the chief economic adviser..., and we want to get past being labelled as the black sheep of Europe." However, this has put
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