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Greece hopes promising fiscal, economic data will help its cause in review talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens on Wednesday appeared... that it can force the institutions to temper their demands by arguing that there was a considerable.... It is not clear where the European commissioner’s visit leaves the discussion ahead of Monday’s
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All-round concern about Greek-Turkish tension in run-up to referendum
PoliticsForeign Policythat he has the support of the leader of the extreme right MHP, it does not mean he can gain the votes...-Turkish confrontations in the Aegean and a visit to the Greek island of Oinousses by Greece’s top military... underlined. Kotzias is due to visit Washington on Monday and is expected to meet with his US counterpart
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Newsletter 131 - 8/9/2017
Review could spoil positive mood Macron's visit lifts hopes in Athens, though much work remains.... The Greek government hopes that Macron can be an agent for change within the euro area and supports his... is to The French president’s visit to Athens bolstered hopes for economic growth, but exiting
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyupgrade of Greece’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets. Ahead of the visit, the Greek government had indicated...,” said Trump after their meeting. “I can say that we have a great confidence in Greece. I think... on the statements that followed the meeting, it seems that so far the only tangible outcome of the visit
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Athens facing final steps in third review as next milestones identified
EconomyProgrammehas begun following last week’s visit to Athens by European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre... visit, Moscovici reportedly set out a roadmap for Greece that runs from the conclusion of the review... appears to be to have everything ready for the June 21 Eurogroup, so eurozone finance ministers can
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Tsipras claims he is in no hurry to call elections after bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politics-old politician last Saturday. The visit was designed to show support for Boutaris in the wake... with, or which it thinks can win votes. It should be stressed that although Athens will have to reduce pension... Thessaloniki, Stavros Kalafatis, wrote on social media that Tsipras’s visit to Boutaris confirmed
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Buckling under pressure of Mati death toll, Tsipras searches for corrective actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevasted by last Monday’s fire, on Monday morning without any TV cameras present. His visit came a few days after New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis also made a low-key visit to the area... affected by the fire, the government is now looking for ways in which it can appear more proactive
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek Politicsvisit on Friday. Earlier, it appeared that Tsipras and Kammenos were on the way to a serious falling... on Friday not only means that Merkel’s visit, from which Tsipras is hoping to obtain support... to be seen whether they can avoid any bad blood developing in the weeks ahead as SYRIZA will be keen
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National Bank first to test market waters in post-election afterglow
Economywith the Single Supervisory Mechanism head Andrea Enria’s first visit to Athens, where he met with Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as banking officials. On the same day as Enria’s visit, an unnamed... to move swiftly to take advantage of favourable market conditions, the debt agency can’t move until
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PM declares tourism season open, rules out new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicstourists that Greece is a safe place to visit this summer. In fact, Mitsotakis said that his goal... message to the world was to visit Greece this summer, while making it clear that certain safeguards... to that ratio, we can gradually start to open up the country,” he said. Speaking to Skai TV, Mitsotakis looked
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