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Bailout monitors unlikely to return to Athens after Eurogroup, official says
The chances of representatives of Greece's international creditors returning to Athens after Monday's Eurogroup meeting to resume bailout talks are very slim, a European official told Kathimerini, noting that little progress had been achieved in a series of teleconference calls over the weekend.
EuroGroup: Ministers arrive in Brussels
Finance Ministers from the common European currency zone are arriving in Brussels to take part in the March 20 EuroGroup meeting with Greece on main agenda.
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Dutch vote puts question mark over Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem
Jeroen Dijsselbloem may have to stand down as president of the Eurogroup which coordinates policy in the eurozone if he cannot retain his role as Dutch finance minister in a new coalition after his party was routed in Wednesday's election.
Gov't fears backlash as it scrambles to wrap up bailout talks
Wednesday's elections in the Netherlands will mark yet another missed deadline for the government as it had aimed to conclude the second review of Greece's third bailout before major European countries head to the polls, as the results could narrow the path to a deal even further.
Certainty over new measures, not offsetting proposals
The government is attempting to show that its so-called countermeasures, which are meant to boost growth, are now a given, and that the austerity era is coming to an end, with spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos claiming on Monday that "in the certain case we achieve a primary surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018," the countermeasures will be implemented.
Prospects for deal in bailout talks get more distant
After yet another round of inconclusive bailout talks in Athens, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he believed a comprehensive deal with creditors could be reached by April while taking a dig at the International Monetary Fund over its tough stance on labor rights.
Envoys leave without deal, Merkel slams Greece over refugee response
Representatives of Greece's international creditors were expected to leave the capital on Friday without having reached an agreement with government officials on contentious issues including pension reform and overhauls to labor rights and the tax system.
IMF’s Gerry Rice dispells optimism of deal with Greece
Director of the IMF’s Communications Department Gerry Rice lowered the bar of expectations of an imminent agreement with Greece on the conclusion of the second review in a press briefing. Mr. Rice said that serious differences between the sides still existed, despite progress on some fronts in the talks.
Tsipras shifts focus to Constitution
As government officials sought Tuesday to play down expectations of a swift conclusion to a dragging bailout review, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared the launch of a public consultation on a revision of the Constitution in an apparent attempt at distraction tactics.
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Schaeuble says Greece must decide if it wants to stay in eurozone
Greece must decide whether it wants to remain in the eurozone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday, adding Berlin is open to discussing debt relief for Athens in 2018 if such a step is needed.
He also said debt relief for Greece was not an issue at the moment and the goal was to complete the program review.