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Pending prior actions set for completion
Athens determined to resolve problems with pharmacists profit margins and open-air markets by Friday
By Eleni Varvitsioti
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Talk on Greek debt ‘when time is right’
Finance Minister says no date has been set to discuss the lightening and sustainability of countrys arrears
By Eleni Varvitsioti
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First prior actions to be completed by end-June
Hardouvelis tells Eurogroup peers that reform effort is ongoing
Greece has committed itself to the immediate fulfillment of some prior actions required for the disbursement of the next bailout sub-tranches, the head of the Eurogroup stated on Thursday following a meeting of the council of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg.
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Hardouvelis set for Eurogroup debut this week
Greeces new Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis will meet his eurozone counterparts this week as he is due to take part in his first Eurogroup on Thursday, when he will have to provide reassurances that the government will complete the 12 prior actions it has agreed with the troika to receive another 2 billion euros in bailout loans.
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Trichet backs Juncker for top EU job citing his crisis qualities
Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet (photo) entered the tussle over who leads the European Commission, backing Jean-Claude Junckers bid to win the post over U.K. opposition.
New FinMin welcomed in Brussels
Rehn praises Hardouveliss appointment as senior euro officials express relief
The appointment of Gikas Hardouvelis, a non-partisan technocrat, at the helm of the Finance Ministry as part of the major shake-up of the Greek Cabinet on Monday was Tuesday welcomed by the European Unions economy chief and other senior officials in Brussels.
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Greece to miss tranche deadline
Reshuffle and closure of Parliament mean postponing implementation of prior actions beyond June 13
By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou
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Dijsselbloem talks about more aid
Greece will likely require a third bailout package, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem reiterated on Wednesday in an interview on Dutch TV.
Echoing his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, the Dutch finance minister said that the amount Greece will require and on what level the new assistance will be organized will be discussed during the summer.
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Schaeuble prod comes as focus turns to reforms
The German Finance Ministry on Monday sought to play down comments by Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that Greece would require a third bailout but, coming amid rising pressure by the troika for Greek authorities to enforce reforms, Schaeubles comments were seen as a prod in the same direction.
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No further comment from Stournaras on Schaeuble talk of third loan package
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras refused to make on Minday any further comment on his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeubles claim that Greece would need more loans.
Stournaras was asked about the German ministers comments when he left a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Maximos Mansion. We put out a statement yesterday, said Stournaras.