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Government, institutions agree on administrative reform, pensions for widows, debt settlement scheme
The Greek government and the institutions agreed on Thursday on the issues of administrative reform, pensions for widows, the out-of-court settlement of debts, a government official said, adding that fiscal issues will be discussed on Friday.
Eurogroup welcomes preliminary deal for Greece on reforms: No deal on Greek Debt
The Eurogroup welcomed on Monday the preliminary agreement reached between Greece and the institutions on a new set of policy reforms to support the country’s economic recovery, saying “the agreement is an important step towards the finalisation of the second review of Greece’s macroeconomic adjustment program”.
Greek authorities, institutions resume negotiations on Sunday: They are trying to complete the second review
Following a short break in the middle of the day, the Greek government and the heads of the institutions’ mission in Athens resumed negotiations on completing the second review on Sunday afternoon.
Teleconference with institutions leave labour, social security and energy issues open
The six-hour teleconference between the government and the institutions concluded on Friday evening leaving open the labour, social security and energy issues, a government official with knowledge of the negotiations said after the marathon talks.
‘Comprehensive solution’ for Greek programme in April, PM Tsipras says
BRUSSELS (ANA/ N. Lionakis) Greece successfully pushed for the insertion of a special reference to action for fighting unemployment in the final conclusions of the European Council, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a press conference after the EU summit on Friday. He also appeared confident that Greece and the institutions will soon overcome obstacles […]
Eurogroup, ESM put on hold implementation of short-term measures for Greek debt relief
BRUSSELS (ANA/C. Vasilaki) – The Eurogroup announced on Wednesday it is freezing the implementation of the short-term measures on Greek debt agreed in its last meeting, saying recent actions of the Greek government to distribute a one-off benefit to low-income pensioners and the suspension of a VAT rise on some islands are not in line […]
Talks between gov’t and institutions on Thursday to focus on product and energy markets
Talks between the government’s economic team and the mission chiefs of the institutions concluded on Wednesday evening, with talks centering on the staffing of the new privatization fund and the out-of-court settlement of debts.
Government, institutions pause talks as new deal is drafted
The main issues that remain open in the ongoing negotiations between the government and the representatives of the institutions are labour laws, fiscal issues and the out-of-court settlement for non-performing loans, a finance ministry official said on Monday evening.
Talks between Labour ministry and institutions likely to continue over weekend
Negotiations between Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou and the representatives of the institutions as part of the second program review will probably continue during the weekend, a ministry source said on Friday.
First round of talks with institutions end, new round starts on Nov. 14, Tsakalotos says
The government concluded on Thursday the first round of negotiations with the institutions on the second program review, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday, adding the heads of the institutions will return on November 14.