Dutch Premier Rutte Says He's Against Third Greek Aid Package Bloomberg “We've helped twice and now it's up to the Greeks to show that they want to stay within the euro,” Rutte said, debating as the leader of the VVD, as his party is known. The Socialists, led by Emile Roemer, lead Rutte by three seats at 34 seats from the ... |
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Dutch Premier Rutte Says He's Against Third Greek Aid Package
Merkel tries to calm uproar over eurozone plans
Merkel rejects Bavarian speculation over Greek exit
Deutsche Welle | Merkel rejects Bavarian speculation over Greek exit Deutsche Welle A spokesman for the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), which for decades has been allied with Merkel's Christian Democrat (CDU) party, has stepped up criticism of Greece in recent weeks, fuelling speculation of an early Greek exit. CSU General ... Picture illustration of one Euro coin on Greek Drachma and Euro banknotes in ... Merkel backs Weidmann, warns allies on Greece rhetoric Merkel urges calm over Greece |
German minister rejects more time for Greece
German minister rejects more time for Greece
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Updated 12:18 p.m., Sunday, August 26, 2012
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's economy minister has rejected calls for Greece to get more time to implement economic reforms, saying in an interview Sunday that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors.
Philipp Roesler's comments to ZDF public television come after a visit by Greece's prime minister to Berlin on Friday, during which Antonis Samaras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his country needs "time to breathe" before it can make all the budget cuts and reforms demanded as part of its €240 billion ($300 billion) bailout packages.
The question of how to avert a Greek debt default, which could spark a chain reaction among other ailing European economies, has preoccupied EU leaders as they return from their traditional summer break.
Philipp Roesler's comments to ZDF public television come after a visit by Greece's prime minister to Berlin on Friday, during which Antonis Samaras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his country needs "time to breathe" before it can make all the budget cuts and reforms demanded as part of its €240 billion ($300 billion) bailout packages.
The question of how to avert a Greek debt default, which could spark a chain reaction among other ailing European economies, has preoccupied EU leaders as they return from their traditional summer break.
Picture illustration of one Euro coin on Greek Drachma and Euro banknotes in ...
Greek Reporter | Picture illustration of one Euro coin on Greek Drachma and Euro banknotes in ... IBNLive.com Germany and France both said after meetings with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this week that Greece's leaders must show their commitment to reform, and Germany is showing little inclination to consider any delay. But Austria and others in the ... Merkel backs Weidmann, warns allies on Greece rhetoric Austria Chancellor: Greek Payback Could Get More Time If Guarantees Reforms German minister rejects more time for Greece |
German Minister Rejects More Time for Greece
German Minister Rejects More Time for Greece ABC News Germany's economy minister has rejected calls for Greece to get more time to implement economic reforms, saying in an interview Sunday that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors. Philipp Roesler's comments to ... |
Austria says Greece could get two-three extra years
Greek Reporter | Austria says Greece could get two-three extra years Reuters VIENNA/BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece should get more time to repay its debts provided that it sticks to reforms and savings targets agreed with the European Union, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said, taking a softer line than neighbor Germany, which ... Austria favours giving Greece time to repay debt |
German Minister Rejects More Time For Greece
German Minister Rejects More Time For Greece NPR Philipp Roesler's comments to ZDF public television come after a visit by Greece's prime minister to Berlin on Friday, during which Antonis Samaras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his country needs "time to breathe" before it can make all the ... |
German Finance Minister rejects more time for Greek reforms again
German Finance Minister rejects more time for Greek reforms again Chicago Tribune BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister reaffirmed on Saturday his opposition to giving Greece more time to carry out promised reforms, a day after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pleaded in Berlin for "more air" to implement the painful ... |
German minister rejects more time for Greece
German minister rejects more time for Greece Boston.com Greece' Prime Minister had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting in Berlin on Friday that his country needs ''time to breathe'' before it can make all the budget cuts and reforms demanded of it. But Roesler insisted in a TV interview Sunday ... |
Greece's Democratic Left Affirms Support For Coalition, Euro-Report
Greece's Democratic Left Affirms Support For Coalition, Euro-Report Wall Street Journal ATHENS--The head of Greece's Democratic Left party, the junior partner in the country's coalition government, said he planned to stay in the coalition for the long-haul and that it remained paramount for Greece to remain inside the euro. In an ... |
Merkel's party keeps lead, coalition ally down: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has nudged higher, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, but the weakness of two smaller parties highlights the trouble she may face building another center-right coalition after Germany's 2013 election. The Emnid poll conducted for the Bild on Sunday newspaper showed the conservatives up one percentage point at 36 percent but their junior coalition partner, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), down one point at 4 percent, below the 5 percent threshold for entering parliament. ...
France: Greece Must Stay in Eurozone
France: Greece Must Stay in Eurozone Voice of America (blog) French President Francois Hollande says Greece must stay in the European currency union and he has encouraged Greek leaders to make sure economic reforms they enact can be borne by the Greek people. Mr. Hollande met with Greek Prime Minister ... |
Romney adopts harder message for the last stretch
New York Times | Romney adopts harder message for the last stretch Worcester Telegram Mitt Romney shakes hands as he arrives for a campaign rally in Powell, Ohio, Saturday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) By Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg THE NEW YORK TIMES TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney is heading into his nominating convention with his advisers ... Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 states AP interview transcript with President Obama AP Interview: Obama calls Romney's ideas 'extreme' |
Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 states
New York Times | Obama-Romney race is focused on 7 states Businessweek By Thomas Beaumont on August 26, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — On the eve of their national party conventions, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a close race to amass the requisite 270 Electoral College votes for victory. And the contest is exactly ... AP interview transcript with President Obama Thousands turnout for Romney and Ryan in Powell AP Interview: Obama calls Romney's ideas 'extreme' |