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Εurozone finance ministers failed to agree on more support for coronavirus-hit economies. The breakdown at the eurogroup late on Tuesday came after Italy and the Netherlands squabbled over what conditions should be attached to euro zone credit, blocking progress on half a trillion euros worth of aid. The Eurogroup has …

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Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno opened a window for the possibility that the measure to broaden the tax-free basis may not be implemented as of 2020. Speaking to daily ethnos and private TV Open, Centeno  said that if Greece meets its fiscal goals, the issue may be again on the table. …

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Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno confirmed the approval of the approximately one-billion-euro (973 million euros) disbursement to Greece and the activation of what the Eurogroup calls “debt relief measures”, during a press conference after the end of the Eurogroup meeting in Bucharest. The almost one-billion-euros consists of 644 million euros return …

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Head of Eurogroup Mario Centeno opened the door a bit wider for the possibility that the measure for further pension cuts may not be implemented as of 1.1. 2019. The measure is “a fiscal” one and not a “structural measure,” he said on Monday. He suggested that there may be …

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Eurogroup president, Mario Centeno, said that the Greek government bonds are safer after the decision on June 21. In an exclusive interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Centeno sought to reassure investors. Centeno said that an agreement to soften future debt repayments, reached two weeks ago, has reduced investors’ concerns over …

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One after the other, the heavy weights of the Eurozone took the floor after the extensive and exhausting 9-hour Eurogroup meeting on Thursday. They started to congratulate each other and praise the deal they reached with Greece. In fact, they did not reach any deal that normally occurs after lengthy …

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Lots of wishes but no substantial results or even a breakthrough. The Eurogroup on Thursday discussed “Greece” but as the was no debt agreement between Germany and the International Monetary Fund in the Washington group meeting that preceded the European, the eurozone ministers wish Greece good luck and turned to …

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“The goal is to have a comprehensive agreement for Greece’s exit from the programme at the Eurogroup meeting in June, Eurogroup President Mario Centeno said on Friday after an informal meeting of euro area finance ministers in Sofia. Speaking to reporters, the Eurogroup’s President said that the heads of the …

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Greece and its creditors appear to be one step closer to reaching a final agreement on the restructuring of the country’s huge debt pile, according to Eurogroup President Mario Centeno. In an interview with CNBC, Centeno said  that although there are still a “few issues” regarding Greece’s public debt, European …

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“Greece has gone through a very long period of economic adjustment and is now preparing to stand on its own feet as the program is approaching its expiration in August,” Eurogroup President Mario Centeno told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) in an interview on Tuesday, noting he sees “enormous potential” …

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The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) gave the green light on Friday for the disbursement of a 5.7-billion-euro loan sub-tranche to Greece, Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno said. He added that the bailout tranche will be released in the second half of March.     the statement was posted on Twitter by …

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The Eurogroup most obviously returned to blackmail policy after it officially admitted Greece has met 108 out of 110 prior actions. It froze the disbursement of 5.7 billion euros at the meeting on Monday. Furthermore, the finance ministers of the eurozone got to know the hidden personality side of Euclid …

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The European Union should discuss debt relief for Greece and potentially move ahead even without the International Monetary Fund, Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno said in an interview published Tuesday by the Bild newspaper. “We have to start this discussion,” the German newspaper quoted Centeno as saying. Eurozone finance ministers …

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