The Eurogroup discussion on Greece's economic programme review and on a roadmap for debt relief talks concluded with an agreement in principle early on Wednesday morning (25.5).  According to the released statement, the Eurogroup “welcomed…

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A recent working paper by CESifo, a European economic research group consisting of the Center for Economic Studies (CES), the Ifo Institute and the CESifo GmbH (Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research), examines what economics experts f…

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With 153 votes in favour and 145 against, the Greek Parliament approved on Sunday (22.5) an omnibus reform bill with the last prior actions needed to conclude Greece’s economic programme review. The bill introduces a further 1.8 billion euros i…

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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras inaugurated yesterday (17.5) the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) at a special ceremony in Thessaloniki. Planned to operate in 2019, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will bring gas from the vast natural…

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Greece’s efforts to guarantee a concrete agreement for debt relief from its creditors gained fresh support from the United States last week, during a visit by State Minister Nikos Pappas and a series of meetings with the Secretary of the Treasu…

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Greece and eurozone creditors made significant progress on Monday (9.5), coming very close to the successful completion of the first review of Greece’s economic programme, clearing the way for the disbursement of much needed funds for the Greek…

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Before Monday’s (9.5) crucial Eurogroup meeting on Greece’s reform programme and the prospects for debt relief, the Greek parliament passed in the early hours of Monday morning a set of tough economic and fiscal reforms that cover th…

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The sustainability of Greece’s public debt is going to be the main topic of discussion amongst the Eurozone’s finance ministers, at the extraordinary Eurogroup meeting which will be held on Monday, May 9th in Brussels. It is the first tim…

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“Greek economy is just one step away from a recovery, but needs debt relief, not further austerity, to cross the finish line”, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Euronews on Thursday (21.4), as Eurostat data, also released yesterday, show…

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On Saturday, April 16, Pope Francis completed a historic trip to Lesvos, the Greek island on the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis, accompanied by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II o…

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