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Politics: Business ministers from 17 EU nations urge European Commission, Parliament to speed up reforms to single market
Business ministers from 17 EU nations have urged the European Commission and Parliament to speed up reforms to the single market, as they meet for the Competitiveness Council in Luxembourg. The countries – including the UK and Italy but not France or Germany – signed a letter demanding the deepen...
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Politics: Greece headed for snap elections after Tsipras resigns
On 19 August, the European Commission officially signed the new Memorandum of Understanding with Greece, thus giving the final go to the third bailout for the troubled country. The new program, financed through the eurozone´s permanent bailout fund (ESM), will provide Greece with up to €86 billion...
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Politics: Greece and the eurozone reach bailout deal
On 11 August, the expert representatives of both Greece and its eurozone creditors reached an agreement on the basic parameters of the third Greek bailout program. When last details were settled, the Greek parliament voted on the deal, as well as on a set of first preconditions for its launch, on ...
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