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Review nears conclusion, parties turn to political future The Greek government is expecting to begin on Monday discussing with lenders the details of the two memoranda it has to sign following lengthy negotiations over the new measures with the institutions during the weekend.
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Under fire in Parliament, coalition looks to imminent conclusion of review talks Greece and its lenders head into the weekend hoping that they can conclude their technical discussions before the start of next week.
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PASOK in turmoil, Mitsotakis strengthens ties with church PASOK appears to be heading for a period of infighting in the coming weeks, while New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has chosen to strengthen his support among the party’s traditional supporters by promising to safeguard the role of the church.
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New Democracy's internal disputes continue to pester Mitsotakis The Greek political scene is going through a brief lull as Parliament waits to vote on the measures the government is due to finalise with the lenders in the coming days, but New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was called into action this week amid minor unrest in his party.
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy Following the Easter break, the Greek government’s attention will be on two main issues: Completing the review so a “global deal” can be concluded before the end of May and trying to shift the focus domestically away from the new measures and onto more positive interventions by the coalition.
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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion Comments by International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde regarding the debt relief that the eurozone will provide Greece have shed further the light on the discussions that lie ahead but also on the form that the domestic political debate will take.
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IMF Spring Meetings seen as next waypoint in completion of review The International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings due later this month are emerging as the next key juncture in the road towards the conclusion of the second programme review.
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Athens and lenders stay mum on agreement, domestic reaction awaited The Greek government and the European Commission declined to confirm reports on Wednesday that Athens and its lenders have reached an understanding that will lead to a staff-level agreement in the coming days.
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As Athens awaits news from Brussels, New Democracy mends fences The lack of information emerging from the negotiations between Greek ministers and the institutions in Brussels means that the political focus is on domestic developments, pending further news from the Belgian capital.
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New Democracy in spotlight as coalition draws hope on labour reforms In the absence of any tangible developments from the ongoing talks in Brussels, fringe issues have dominated the political agenda in Greece since Monday.