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Greece eyes higher growth as possible catalyst for Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an apparent change of direction, the Greek government appears to have pinned its hopes for an agreement with creditors at the June 15 Eurogroup on the possibility of the country’s growth projections being revised upwards and this feeding into the debt relief measures that will be needed.
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SYRIZA holds fire as Eurogroup expectations continue to be lowered
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA meeting of SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Tuesday resulted in the party reaffirming the government’s insistence that it will not implement the fiscal measures lined up for 2019 and 2020 if the International Monetary Fund does not join the Greek programme with funding.
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Tsipras tackles two fronts as debt talks continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have his eye on two fronts this week: The ongoing discussions with Greece’s lenders over a possible agreement at next week’s Eurogroup and the process of ensuring that his party remains fully behind him while the talks continue.
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe week ends with little clarity on what kind of agreement will be possible at the June 15 Eurogroup and with the Greek government’s position yet to crystallise.
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Tsipras readjusts expectations for crucial Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government’s expectations ahead of the June 15 Eurogroup remain the subject of much speculation following the latest comments by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Athens eyes deal on bailout tranche within June, hopes for QE breakthrough
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government was quick to reject on Tuesday any notion that it intends to avoid meeting its debt repayments in July if it does not get the debt deal it wants with its lenders in the coming weeks.
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Tsipras in tight spot over debt deal but QE access may hold key to compromise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government seems intent on trying to forge a better deal with its lenders than the one proposed at the May 22 Eurogroup, with access to the European Central Bank’s QE scheme perhaps holding the key to an agreement at the next gathering of eurozone finance ministers on June 15.
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Tsipras gives mixed message on expectations for crucial upcoming Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave mixed messages on Wednesday about what kind of proposal he might accept at the June 15 Eurogroup.
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Athens absorbs Eurogroup fallout, hopes for better offer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe failure of Greece's lenders to reach a deal at Monday's Eurogroup has sparked doubts about whether Athens will be offered any restructuring plan at this stage of the negotiations.
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No certainties for Athens before Eurogroup as lenders try for debt deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece goes into Monday’s Eurogroup without any certainty that its lenders will arrive at a common position on how to put its public debt on a sustainable path.