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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens Friday’s Eurogroup in Malta resulted in Greece and the institutions reaching an agreement in principle that paves the way for the missions to return to Athens and a staff-level agreement (SLA) to be secured.
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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders In the absence of the return of the missions to Athens to conclude a technical agreement, Greek ministers are heading to Brussels in a last-minute attempt to rescue the programme review ahead of Friday’s Eurogroup in Malta.
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Differences over pension cuts stand in way of technical agreement Officially, the Greek government is still holding out hope that it will reach an agreement with the institutions this week but all the signs are pointing to more time being needed after a setback in the negotiations.
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens Greece goes into the weekend with doubt surrounding its negotiations with the institutions and amid rumours of a rift between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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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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Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces There is a growing feeling in Athens that the government is gradually moving closer to the institutions and the two sides are genuinely trying to reach a technical agreement by April 7, when eurozone finance minister are due to meet in Malta.
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras After raising Greece’s concerns about labour reform at the highest level over the last few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras knows that his government must return to negotiations with its lenders this week if it is going to have any chance of securing a technical agreement in time for the April 7 Eurogroup.
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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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The scenarios ahead for Greece as review hangs in balance As talks between Greek government officials and the country’s lenders continue in Brussels following Monday’s Eurogroup, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can see a clear path to Greece’s exit from the bailout programme and the crisis but, given the obstacles in the way, there is also a good chance that things will not be that straightforward.
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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance The Greek government goes into Monday’s Eurogroup hoping that there will not be a falling out with the lenders (worst case) but that enough common ground will be found so that the institutions can return to Athens to conclude the second review (best case).