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After reaching SLA, Athens focuses on prior actions and next bond issue The Greek government and the institutions reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) on Saturday, as had widely been expected, leaving Athens close to concluding the third review.
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EconomyProgramme
Athens hopeful of clinching SLA after progress in creditor talks Greece and its lenders appear close to reaching a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) this week after talks appeared to progress on Thursday, with the two sides said to have agreed on next year’s projected fiscal overperformance.
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EconomyProgramme
EC upbeat on reforms paying off, as long as they continue In a background paper published on Monday, the European Commission (EC) takes stock of the progress in the first two thirds of Greece’s European Stability Mechanism (ESM) programme and provides an overview of the measures undertaken to date to achieve its four main objectives.
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EconomyProgramme
Sub-tranche for arrears approved as round of review talks draws to close The European Stability Mechanism board of directors approved on Thursday the disbursement of the remaining 800 million euros in bailout loans as talks concerning the third review progressed in Athens.
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EconomyProgramme
Athens expects 800 mln sub-tranche as review talks progress The European Stability Mechanism’s (ESM) board of directors is due to meet on Thursday and is expected to approve the disbursal of the 800-million-euro bailout sub-tranche that has been pending since the summer.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Possibility remains for trial bond issue before IMF debt analysis Comments by ESM managing director Klaus Regling following Monday’s Eurogroup have shifted attention back to the possibility of Greece making a trial bond issue this month.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ESM approves next bailout tranche, providing Athens with some relief The European Stability Mechanism’s board of directors approved on Friday the 8.5-billion-euro bailout tranche for Greece, ending concern in Athens of another agonising delay before funds would be released.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens hopes for sub-tranche this week, ND keeps up pressure on Kammenos The Greek government is confident that the European Stability Mechanism’s board of directors will approve on Friday the disbursement of a loan sub-tranche of 7.7 billion euros despite a hold-up over some remaining prior actions.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull The government attempted on Thursday to come up with a temporary solution to the strike by municipal rubbish collectors, which has led to trash piling up in the streets.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded on Tuesday afternoon his round of meetings with opposition leaders to discuss last week’s Eurogroup decision as his government reacted angrily to suggestions that some of its ministers are blocking privatisations and other measures.