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The Greek Crisis: October 2015

Oct 22, 2015 | 13:48 GMT

(Stratfor)

This is a week of important visits for Greece, with the troubled Mediterranean nation holding negotiations on multiple fronts. Greece’s conversations with the creditors will be tough. On Oct. 16, the Greek Parliament approved a legislative package containing many of the reforms requested by the lenders, including measures to increase the retirement age in Greece. But the creditors say around two-thirds of the prerequisites demanded of Greece have yet to be implemented. While most of these measures do not require a parliamentary vote, the Eurogroup of EU finance ministers is concerned about Athens’ willingness and ability to enforce whatever reforms are approved by Greek lawmakers....

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