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Greece will negotiate fiscal targets with euro zone partners for 2021 onward, finance minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday. The coronavirus pandemic brought the Greek economy to a halt, therefore, Greece will be discussing new fiscal targets with his euro zone counterparts, Staikouras said speaking to CNBC network. The European …

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“Fiscal targets that have been set at other times probably will not be me in 2020,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said addressing the German-Greek  Economic Forum in Berlin on Monday. Speaking about the economic impact from the coronavirus and the emerging migration crisis at Greece’s eastern borders, he said …

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The European Commission released the European Semester 2019 Spring Package with recommendations for all Member States in order to advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth. On its 7-page long report on Greece, the Commission notes that “Greece is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and …

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Optimistic about the exit from the bailout program in August and the fiscal performance of the country, Greek Finance Minister, Euclid Tsakalotos, did not rule out that the long-term fiscal targets could be reviewed or that a further debt relief could be achieved with the country’s creditors. Confident that Greece …

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Greece’s top creditors returned to Athens on Monday for meetings and talks with the Greek government. Aim is to proceed with the third review of the Greek program and conclude the procedures by the end of the year. The first meeting on fiscal matter took place with Alternate Finance Minister …

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