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  1. Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Momentum is building towards a new round of negotiations between Athens and Skopje, mediated by United Nations envoy Matthew Nimetz, amid much political discussion about the matter in Greece. Nimetz, who met the two negotiators (Ambassadors Adamantios Vasilakis and Vasco Naumovski) in Brussels

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  2. Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
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    EconomyProgramme

    Members of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) are due to meet again next week, after Greece has completed its prior actions, to finalise their recommendation to eurozone finance ministers. The EWG met on Thursday to take stock of Greece’s progress following the submission of the multi-bill

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  3. Cabinet reshuffle and new bond issue coming up next for Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras moved on from Tuesday night’s successful multi-bill vote in Parliament by accepting the resignation of a deputy minister on Wednesday as the government turned its attention to its next steps after the conclusion of the third review. Tsipras met with Deputy Education Minister Kostas

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  4. SYRIZA looks towards bailout finishing line and beyond
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Following the vote on the multi-bill on Monday, the Greek government is taking stock of where things stand and trying to respond to MPs and party members regarding their concerns about the months to come. SYRIZA’s political secretariat met on Wednesday and the party’s central committee is due

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  5. Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The discussion about the Macedonian name issue, which began in earnest in New York this week, is gradually becoming a key factor in the domestic political scene. Negotiators from Athens and Skopje met for UN-mediated talks this week after several weeks of relatively positive noises from the two

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  6. Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took completely different paths over the Macedonia name issue on Wednesday in what appears will be a major political battleground between the government and the opposition over the months to come. Tsipras met with Zoran Zaev

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  7. Macedonia issue, planned rally stoke tension between parties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Minister Alexis Tsipras had met with Ieronymos then in order to ensure he would take a moderate

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  8. Work on post-programme framework continues despite tranche holdup

    EconomyProgramme

    that Greece met its target for arrears clearance in 2017. The aim is to reduce state arrears, which

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  9. Moody's upgrades rating to 'B3,' amid confidence about political outlook, economic prospects
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    Economy

    the view that the budget targets are likely to be met even if economic growth turns out to be more

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  10. Newsletter 152 -23/02/2018

    Newsletters

    arrears. Regling noted that the latest data confirms that Greece met its target for arrears

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