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EconomyProgramme
Athens sees faster pace of progress in review talks but no final deal yet Following the small progress made during Monday’s talks, Greek government sources appeared more optimistic after Tuesday’s meetings noting that a “quite large agreement” has been reached on many issues.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Amid review doubts, changes to constitution back on main agenda Amid uncertainty regarding the course of the negotiations between Athens and the institutions, the Greek government sought to switch the domestic agenda on Tuesday by focussing on plans to overhaul Greece’s constitutions.
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EconomyProgramme
Round of talks nearing end with limited progress, serious doubts about March 20 goal Following a series of inconclusive meetings over the previous days, some progress was apparently recorded during discussions between Greek ministers and the institutions’ mission chiefs on Monday evening.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Lack of trade-offs for Athens keep deal with creditors out of reach The lack of progress during this weekend’s talks between Greece and the institutions has lowered hopes of an imminent deal between the various parties, leading to a staff-level agreement (SLA) being struck by the March 20 Eurogroup
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EconomyProgramme
Greece, lenders fail to make headway on fiscal and labour issues Despite two meetings over the weekend on fiscal and labour market issues, the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs were unable to bridge their differences, creating more doubts about when an agreement may be reached.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens remains optimistic but no breakthrough in talks yet The government continues to radiate optimism about the timely conclusion of the programme review despite the fact that the pace of talks with the institutions in Athens appears to be extremely slow.
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EconomyProgramme
Review talks focus on out-of-court workout, jobs scheme and energy market The third day of discussions between the institutions’ mission chiefs and the Greek authorities included two meetings that focused on the out-of-court workout and active employment policies.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders The Greek government appears to have relaxed its position on the legislation of new measures before a global deal with the institutions has been reached.
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EconomyProgramme
Greece and creditors dive into details of measures and counter-measures The second day of negotiations between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs included a lengthy (4-hour) meeting on the measures and counter-measures that will be legislated now and implemented until 2020.
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EconomyProgramme
First day of talks highlights distance that needs to be covered The new round of negotiations between the institutions’ mission chiefs and the Greek ministers began on Tuesday.