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Conclusion of third review closer as extensive bill tabled by coalition
EconomyProgramme, is likely to be voted on by MPs in the full assembly on Monday, a week before eurozone finance ministers... reduced but Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos argued that there are more positives than negatives... legislation ahead of the January 22 gathering of eurozone finance ministers. This will also pave
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Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
will not have been completed when eurozone finance ministers gather in Brussels, the vast majority of tasks have... lowered in 2019. The Finance Ministry reacted angrily to a story in Ta Nea newspaper, which has been... against the figure for 2016 which stood at 2.78 billion, the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary
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Athens set for 6.7 bln bailout tranche, talks on post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammethe eurozone finance ministers were satisfied that all the major issues in the review had been... Finance Ministry, the total funds approved by the EWG stand at 6.7 billion euros. Of this, 5.7 billion... buffer and 0.5 billion euros will be for the settlement of state arrears. The Finance Ministry added
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Eurogroup sets up completion of third review, plans for programme's end
EconomyProgrammeof the programme in the summer, eurozone finance ministers have launched discussions on the debt relief... year for Greece’s debt relief to be linked to its growth. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos... to the Greek Finance Ministry, 1.9 billion euros from the first sub-tranche of 5.7 billion will be set aside
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Athens facing final steps in third review as next milestones identified
EconomyProgrammeof arrears by the state to the Public Power Corporation. Eurozone finance ministers will decide on February... with binding targets for employment, growth and fiscal discipline. If eurozone finance ministers give the green... appears to be to have everything ready for the June 21 Eurogroup, so eurozone finance ministers can
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Work on post-programme framework continues despite tranche holdup
EconomyProgrammefor the 5.7-billion-euro instalment, as Athens had hoped and some eurozone finance ministers... Central Bank president Mario Draghi and Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos clashed over this subject... finance ministers that is due to take place on May 24.
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Tight schedule ahead for Athens and lenders in build-up to MoU exit
EconomyProgrammethe third programme, which ends in August. The Finance Ministry responded to a report in Fileleftheros... the outstanding issues. The Finance Ministry, though, denied that any discussion has taken place... finance ministers, who form the ESM’s executive board. It would also mean the prolongation
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Tsakalotos sees timely conclusion to fourth review despite growing doubts
EconomyProgrammeits deadlines regarding the completion of the 88 prior actions in the fourth review, Finance Minister... that Parliament will vote for the new ENFIA property tax charges. The Finance Ministry reportedly wants... to the property values used by the tax authorities. Recently, Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou
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Greece and creditors reach SLA - legislation of reforms and debt relief talks next
EconomyProgrammeassurances on debt relief needed for an IMF arrangement.” Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos declared.... The finance minister did not provide more information on specific issues apart from confirming... compiled by evaluators and which are being reviewed by the Finance Ministry. However, Saturday’s
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Debt relief talks enter final phase, with June 21 as target for deal
EconomyProgrammereceived assurances that an agreement will be reached by June 21, when eurozone finance ministers... European Department, Poul Thomsen, reportedly held talks this week with German Finance Minister Olaf... on board. Finance Ministry officials played down the significance of this discrepancy in comments
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