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Newsletter 103 - 20/01/2017
if the primary surplus target is not met. The role of the IMF has been the subject of much discussion... of 630 million in one-off support for low-income pensioners. For the whole year, primary expenditure
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Key fiscal differences lower expectations for Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn comments during a television interview on Wednesday night, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos appeared to rule out one of the rumoured compromise solutions between Greece and its lenders... surplus targets are met. According to the rumoured proposal, which reportedly came from the European side
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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicson the adoption of the interventions the International Monetary Fund has demanded. One of the few certain... deadline when eurozone finance ministers met last week. It seems that while there could be an agreement
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Athens braces for return of lenders, discussion about measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsyear after 2019 is met. Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis was the first member..., and is one of the reasons the coalition remains hopeful of getting full approval from the coalition’s
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All-round concern about Greek-Turkish tension in run-up to referendum
PoliticsForeign Policythis request again cannot be met since the two have already requested asylum. The same officials have said... to the European Convention on Human Rights, whose Article 3 clearly says that "No one shall be subjected
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Kotzias visit to Washington still leaves some doubts about US stance
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom its creditors,” Kotzias said when he concluded his two–day visit to Washington, where he met..., Kotzias was the one who did most of the talking. In fact, as we understand, he even made use of a map
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Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was progress but no breakthrough during the talks between Greek ministers and representatives of the institutions in Brussels on Tuesday evening. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem, one.... Mitsotakis met PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata on Monday and To Potami chief Stavros Theodorakis on Tuesday
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammethan one third of the tax reform being implemented in 2019 and the remainder taking effect in 2020... in advance whether fiscal targets for each year are likely to be met, which will consequently trigger
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Finance Ministry publishes roadmap for relaxation of capital controls
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Finance Ministry (MoF) published the roadmap for the relaxation of capital controls on Monday afternoon. This constitutes one of the 140 prior actions the government has to implement... is not met, the MoF document outlines an alternative scenario of milestones, which includes continued
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The wit and will of men
Agora, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Berlin to discuss... on this matter between Greece’s creditors since then. Yet, we seem to be back at square one. As complex
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