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Greece and eurozone edge towards deal but details remain sketchy In a sign that Greece and its lenders may be moving closer to an agreement, Greek officials and representatives of the troika are due to begin technical work on Friday to prepare for Monday’s Eurogroup.
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Signs that Greece-eurozone deal may be in sight but much work remains As the dust settles from Wednesday’s inconclusive Eurogroup, it is difficult to assess with certainty whether events in Brussels leave Greece and the eurozone closer or further from an agreement.
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No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward As expected, Wednesday's Eurogroup failed to result in an agreement for Greece and the eurozone but the gap between the two sides was emphasised by the absence of a joint statement at the end of the meeting.
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Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone One day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s presented his government’s policy programme in Parliament, the Finance Ministry has been briefing journalists on what will be the four pillars of Greece’s proposal to the Eurogroup on Wednesday.
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Tsipras sticks to pre-election pledges as eurozone negotiations loom Despite expectations that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would moderate his goals when announcing his government’s policy programme in Parliament on Sunday, the Greek leader’s stuck almost rigidly to his pre-election pledges, many of which run counter to the policies that the country’s lenders would like to see.
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This is the deal Greece will go in search of at Wednesday's sceptical Eurogroup There seems to be some unnecessary confusion surrounding what position Greece will take at the extra Eurogroup meeting on Wednesday, February 11.
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After rocky start, some political backing for SYRIZA but ECB holds key After a troubling first few days in office, the new Greek government appeared to get a better grip on the tough situation it finds itself in but also revealed that it is totally reliant on the European Central Bank’s support if it is to achieve its goal of reaching a new settlement with the eurozone.
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Top SYRIZA officials hint at path to compromise with eurozone As opinion polls show support for SYRIZA growing and the leftists edging towards a parliamentary majority, so the comments coming from the party’s leading officials have shifted towards a more conciliatory approach towards Greece’s lenders.
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Tsipras bolsters ties with Europe’s rising leftists but also looks beyond For the last couple of years, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has described what seemed like a leftist pipedream: The uniting of left-wing political forces on the eurozone periphery. Now, he is at the forefront of trying to turn this into reality.
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After ECB tests, it's back to troika review for Greek coalition After Greek banks passed the European Central Bank’s comprehensive assessment, which alleviated previous concerns about the Hellenic Financial Stability Facility (HFSF) capital buffer of 11.4 billion euros remaining intact, the next key challenge for the government is the ongoing negotiations with the troika.