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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), Panos Kammenos, announced... and wants all ANEL’s ministers to do the same. As a consequence, Tsipras said that he would call... three of the seven members of ANEL’s parliamentary group are certain to vote against the government
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Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsElena Kountoura, an MP with departing coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). Kountoura’s announcement led to ANEL leader and departed defence minister Panos Kammenos ousting her from his party. He took the same action with another ANEL lawmaker, Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis
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Tsipras seen clinching 151 votes as doubts surface about name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party from the coalition means that barring any last-minute... on Monday, three ANEL MPs (Elena Kountoura, Vassilis Kokkalis and Thanassis Papachristopoulos) had... of confidence. Kostas Zouraris of ANEL is also expected to support the government. Given that Deputy
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Stress mounts ahead of ECB's tests on Greek banks
Economy.” The ECB President Mario Draghi, the European Banking Authority (EBA) Chairperson Andrea Enria... said Barnier and Enria agreed with Hardouvelis but Draghi disagreed. Following Draghi’s negative
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ECB plans for ABS, covered bonds purchases leaves doubts for Greek banks
EconomyThe European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi confirmed in a press conference on Thursday...”, Draghi said the ECB decided that countries such as Greece and Cyprus with a credit rating below... be able to participate in ECB purchases at beginning of 2015 if the early exit takes place. Draghi said
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What higher ECB haircuts on collateral could mean for Greek banks' liquidity
Economyconference, ECB President Mario Draghi emphasised that the governing council may have to review.... Draghi stressed that the higher Greek government bond (GGB) yields and volatility warrant a review... the ELA mechanism is more than 30 billion. Draghi repeated on Friday that ELA is available for Greek
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Greece expects no surprises from ECB despite questioning chances of deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDraghi with the impression that there will be no negative impact from today’s governing council..., upbeat comment. “Today’s meeting with the ECB president Mario Draghi was a constructive one,” he..., moments before Dragasakis was due to meet Draghi. After all, the deputy prime minister’s main goal
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SYRIZA prepares to debate deal as Tsipras's options narrow
PoliticsGreek Politics, where European Central Bank president Mario Draghi who said that there has to be a credible... time that Draghi has indicated he would like to see a disbursement before the ECB takes any decisions. Draghi also repeated several times the need for a “strong programme,” both in design
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Exclusion from QE confirmed, only ECB's reinvestment programme left
EconomyProgrammeconcludes its third adjustment programme, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) president Mario Draghi... programme. When asked whether Greece is now closer to being reintegrated into ECB’s programmes, Draghi..., which Draghi said will take place for an extensive period and “for as long as necessary
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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingtalks with outgoing European Central Bank president Mario Draghi in Athens. Draghi was in the Greek... facing local banks. Nevertheless, financial news website Capital.gr claimed that Draghi gave the thumbs
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