Greece News
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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Sunday Greece's new hard-left government needs "a bit of time" but is committed to implementing necessary reforms to resolve its debt crisis.
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Berlin -
German lawmakers approved a hard-won bailout extension for Greece's new anti-austerity government in a move Berlin's finance chief called "not easy" but necessary, keeping a crucial lifeline open to Athens.
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Atenas -
Renewed tensions emerged Thursday between Greece and Germany as attention turned to Athens's huge debt load two days after the stricken eurozone country secured an extension of its bailout.
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After approval of economic reform proposals submitted by Greece helped the FTSE 100 reach record-breaking levels yesterday, it has fallen back considerably throughout the course of today, with shares in some major companies dropping by nearly 10 percent.
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Atenas -
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble voiced doubts Wednesday on whether indebted Greece can live up to its fiscal promises, underlining the problems facing Athens on both the domestic and EU fronts.
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Brussels -
Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday backed new reforms proposed by Greece in exchange for a four-month financial lifeline that will keep the country afloat and in the single currency for the time being.
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Brussels -
The list of Greek reform measures demanded by the country's international creditors in return for extending its bailout programme has arrived "on time," the European Commission said Tuesday.
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Atenas -
Greece was to hand in a delayed list of proposed reforms Tuesday morning aimed at winning a four-month extension of its massive bailout -- after missing a deadline set by its international lenders.
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Atenas -
Greece's new anti-austerity government late Monday said it would miss a midnight (2300 GMT) deadline to provide a list of reforms to its international lenders aimed at obtaining a four-month extension of its bailout.
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Atenas -
Greece's new anti-austerity government scrambled Monday to meet a midnight deadline to nail down and despatch to Brussels a list of proposed reforms to secure a four-month extension of its debt bailout lifeline.
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Atenas -
Greece raced Sunday to finalise reform proposals that would keep its loan lifeline open under an EU debt deal that saw its anti-austerity ambitions curtailed.
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Atenas -
Greece raced Sunday to finalise reform proposals that would keep its loan lifeline open under an EU debt deal that saw its anti-austerity ambitions curtailed.
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Atenas -
Greece was under pressure Saturday to finalise reform proposals to keep its loan lifeline open as part of an EU debt deal, with its anti-austerity prime minister warning of "real difficulties" ahead.
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Brussels -
Europe on Friday granted Greece a crucial four-month extension to its massive debt bailout, ending weeks of tension, but at the cost of huge concessions including a commitment to spell out reforms within two days.
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Brussels -
Europe and Greece battle Friday to reach a last-minute bailout compromise with powerhouse Germany adamant that Athens accept further austerity in return for more aid.
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Brussels -
Europe and Greece on Thursday gave themselves one last chance to resolve a bitter feud over Greece's huge debt bailout, with a difficult compromise between Athens and Berlin hanging in the balance.
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Atenas -
Greece is due to make a formal request for a loan extension from eurozone finance ministers on Thursday, saying it is "optimistic" about a compromise with EU and ECB to avoid a looming "Grexit".
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Atenas -
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected Greece's new president Wednesday, is a veteran conservative insider whose selection has raised its share of eyebrows among the ruling left.
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Atenas -
Greece's parliament on Wednesday elected pro-European conservative Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the country's new president, a move calculated to bolster the hard-left government in its critical EU bailout talks.
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Atenas -
Greece was expected Wednesday to bid for extra debt crisis aid from the EU without strings attached, ahead of a closely watched ECB meeting on the country's emergency funds.
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Atenas -
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was nominated for the Greek presidency on Tuesday, is a high-profile politician whose career has been tainted by controversy.
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Atenas -
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday named former conservative minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos as his party's candidate for president, a move calculated to speed up the process ahead of critical EU talks.
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Atenas -
Cash-strapped Greece can survive financially until the middle of the year after its EU bailout technically ends on February 28, analysts believe, despite the abrupt failure of talks with its eurozone partners on Monday.
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Brussels -
European ministers raised the pressure on Greece to accept a last-minute debt deal on Tuesday as the radical leftist government in Athens remained defiant refusing "blackmail" from Brussels.
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Brussels -
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he was confident of reaching a deal with the eurozone on overhauling a hated debt bailout programme in two days despite crunch talks collapsing Monday.
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Brussels -
Eurozone ministers handed Greece an ultimatum Monday to request an extension to its hated debt bailout programme, deepening a bitter stand-off that risks seeing Athens tumble out of the eurozone.
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Brussels -
Greece faced a wall of opposition at crucial talks on Monday with eurozone finance ministers dead set against scrapping the country's massive bailout programme as a bitter stand-off deepened.
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Atenas -
Tens of thousands of people joined rallies in Greece on Sunday ahead of talks in Brussels on the new leftist government's bid to revise its massive bailout.
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Atenas -
Greece's finance minister said Sunday he was confident a deal with the EU over the country's loathed bailout could be found while warning the February 28 deadline may be too tight.
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The new Greek government will move quickly to keep its electoral promise and shut down the country's overcrowded migrant detention centres, a minister said Saturday, following the apparent suicide of an inmate."I came here to express my embarrassment.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with her Greek counterpart George Papandreou
Riots in Athens, Greece 12 February 2012 ROAR Mag
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An icon of Aegina's patron saint St. Nektarios of Aegina.
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Looking back at the ferry: clearly the Greek's don't have a price on carbon!
Cystal clear waters Mani coast, Greece
Smoking Sisa Vice (UK) Beta
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on March 25, 2012 Flickr user Partido Social Democrata
Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Porto Heli - suite with sea view. Nikki Beach Hotels
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Porto Katsiki beach Geraki
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Leaving the industrial mainland. Not all of mainland Greece is white-wash villas and grand churches!
The grand Acropolis of Athens guards the city by day and night. A guardian citadel persuading any imminent invaders their quest for victory is doomed and ill-fated.
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