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Newsletter 86 - 26/08/2016
of January. Statistics story rumbles on European Commission intervenes to back former ELSTAT chief The Greek government was put under pressure this week by the European Commission over the ongoing... by the Commission. Marianne Thyssen, the commissioner for employment and European statistics, made a statement
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policythe road of the European Union and of security. Greece will be a supporter and mediator of this course... and these involve political and European affairs, European programs, trade, education, civilization, public
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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policywith the situation, the EU relocation process has done little to relieve the pressure. The European... that the situation will worsen in the coming months was compounded by the European Commission appearing... of the key themes of the summit of Southern European leaders due to take place in Athens. It is clear
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After talks with lenders, Greece returns to list of tasks to secure next bailout payment
EconomyProgrammeof five members. Three will be appointed by the state with the consent of the European Commission (EC) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), while the other two - including the chairman – are due... contributions and that talks on the matter would continue. Although European officials departed
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Newsletter 90 - 30/09/2016
rebounded, according to the European Commission business survey. In specific, economic sentiment... relief through a series of technical measures being put together by the European Stability Mechanism... there was no majority in favour of diversity in any of the European countries surveyed, Greeks were by far
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IMF's role in Greek bailout remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammeto progress. The IMF’s European Department director Poul Thomsen provided an update on the fund’s views... target in the eurozone programme as the most significant issue of disagreement with the European... to a European average figure that stands at 6-8 percent. In addition, Thomsen expressed the Fund’s
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Legislative developments on restructuring and liberalisation of Greek electricity market
LegalEuropean Partners). The said auctions will provide third parties with access to PPC’s low-cost... to competition and investment prospects, according to European best practices. Articles 150-151..., and was drafted in such a way as to be compatible with EU State aid rules, including the European
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SYRIZA seeks to renew appeal, worries about home repossessions
PoliticsGreek Politics, participation in the European Central Bank’s QE, return to bond markets and strong growth in 2017) as well...) in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, to address the congress but he was unable to attend. Party officials also discussed the possibility of inviting German social democrat and European Parliament
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Eurogroup sees possibility of swift review but differences on debt relief remain
EconomyProgrammealso said the Poul Thomsen, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s European Department, reaffirmed the Fund’s intention to go to its board before the end of the year. European Commissioner... “will obviously be very important.” The most significant development came from the European Stability
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The Greek debt circle can be squared
Agora, the European side did not meet any of the IMF’s requests. This resulted in a first review that dragged... to keep debt below the agreed benchmark of 15 percent of GDP in gross financing needs, the European... of the IMF’s European Department, Poul Thomsen, was very uncomfortable on the press conference podium
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