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About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agoraat a slower pace by 2.3 percent. Although slowing from May, industrial production in June rose for a ninth.... Following the inflows since May, Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 25th successive month... billion euros at the end of July, which is the lowest reading since May 2014. The European Central
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Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policythat this situation may be prolonged. Diplomats note that such a lack of communication leaves room... for compromise and consent.” SYRIZA may be keen to reach a solution, but it is far from clear... are not. If a referendum is held in Greece, however, all these assumptions may change. SYRIZA appears
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be forced to put into action his plans for a cabinet reshuffle after losing two ministers unexpectedly. Reports suggest that the Greek leader may announce changes... April and to wrap up the fourth review in May. Although Papadimitriou’s primary role
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Newsletter 153 -2/03/2018
to return to Athens in late April or early May, when some of the more difficult aspects of the review... and the remaining 69 are due to be taken care of in May. The discussion in the coming weeks, though.... This is to be decided in May, when there will be a clearer picture of this year’s budget execution and whether
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Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammemay make its monitoring different to the others in the future. “If Greece requires additional debt relief measures, the post- programme surveillance may be tightened,” he said. Costello made it clear... days. The mission is not expected to return to Athens until early May. Its aim will be to secure
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Newsletter 154 -9/03/2018
. The institutions are expected to return to Athens in early May following their first exploratory... but the International Monetary Fund may yet have a say on the issue. If the SLA is in place in May... in tackling 88 prior actions by May. review drags on. The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) still has
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyis coming to an end in May. Athens is also concerned about whether Turkish politicians will try... and Greece the upcoming EU–Western Balkans Summit in May 17 is a landmark. For the EU, the meeting... between the two foreign ministers is considered crucial. The first is in Thessaloniki on May 3-4
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
and came in at just under 825 euros for women. 2 Economic sentiment up to 104.2 in May The latest... points to 104.2 in May versus 103.6 in April, European Commission (EC) figures revealed this week. May’s... points to -51 in May compared to -48.8 in April. In the other indicators, industry confidence dipped
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The tie that binds
AgoraDemocracy, Antonis Samaras, presented there in May 2011, his alternative to the austerity-led... to win back the support it has lost since 2015. We may be looking at the beginning of the end... the single currency area’s decision makers have tackled problems, as frustrating and costly as that may
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there was no such constitutional requirement, although he added that Kammenos’s demand may be discussed... it is clear that Tsipras cannot gather the 180 votes for a super-majority, but may just about... its term in office end prematurely, both leaders have accepted that they may soon have to bring
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