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Eurogroup agrees return of mission to Athens but key issues unresolved Monday’s Eurogroup culminated in an agreement for the institutions to return to Athens in the coming days, which was probably the most positive development that could have been expected at the start of the day but also leaves a lot of ground to be covered in the coming weeks.
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Progress rather than breakthrough the target at Eurogroup Expectations are relatively low for Monday’s Eurogroup, with the most that can be expected being an initial agreement between Greece and the institutions on the basic elements needed in order for the review to be completed.
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Athens in search of counter-measures to secure MPs' support for potential deal A trade-off between the fiscal measures being demanded by the institutions and steps aimed at lightening the burden on taxpayers appear to be the main focus of the Greek government at the moment.
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Greece hopes promising fiscal, economic data will help its cause in review talks The visit of Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici to Athens on Wednesday appeared to provide the Greek government with some comfort about the possibility of an agreement being reached between Greece and its lenders.
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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures There was no official response from Athens on Monday to the proposal made by the institutions to the Greek government and it now seems there will be no movement on the issue until European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has visited the Greek capital on Wednesday.
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Lenders make proposal to Athens but no immediate breakthrough expected Greece and its lenders moved a step closer towards overcoming the impasse in the second review on Friday but it seems unlikely that an agreement will be reached by the Eurogroup on February 20.
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With review stalled, Athens continues to be coy on concessions With the meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board out of the way, the next crucial waypoint in the Greek review is Thursday’s meeting of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG).
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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF There is great uncertainty regarding the Greek government’s intentions following the disappointing outcome of last week’s Eurogroup for Athens.
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Key fiscal differences lower expectations for Eurogroup In comments during a television interview on Wednesday night, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos appeared to rule out one of the rumoured compromise solutions between Greece and its lenders ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup.
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Athens holds back proposal details ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup The government has decided to keep its cards close to its chest ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup and has not revealed – even to its lenders – exactly what it is proposing in order to conclude the review.