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Thursday, July 18, 2013

German finance minister chides Greeks for seeking debt cut

Germany's Finance Minister Schaeuble arrives at an euro zone finance ministers meeting in LuxembourgBy Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister told Greeks to stop lobbying for more debt forgiveness during a visit to Athens on Thursday that forced authorities to shut the city center and ban protests against the deeply unpopular champion of austerity. Visiting the country for the first time since its debt problems kindled the euro zone crisis four years ago, Wolfgang Schaeuble's motorcade drove through streets empty except for riot police to meet a packed audience of Greek businessmen. ...



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