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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Troika review almost over but how much money is Greece going to get?


Kathimerini

Troika review almost over but how much money is Greece going to get?
Kathimerini
BRUSSELS - Greece and the troika of its international lenders (EU, ECB, IMF) are closing in on a deal that will allow the eurozone finance ministers, who convene on Monday in Brussels, to decide “in principle” the disbursement of the next tranche from ...


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Greece, Creditors Try for Deal on Aid Tranche

Greece and its international creditors will try to reach a last-minute agreement on terms of the country's next loan tranche on Monday after failing over the weekend, officials said Sunday.

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Greece nears deal for next slice of rescue funds


Greece nears deal for next slice of rescue funds
gulfnews.com
Athens: Greece is close to a deal with its international creditors over thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to receive the next tranche of bailout funds worth €8.1 billion (Dh38.2 billion), officials said on Sunday. “Very important ...


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Greek close to getting latest bailout payout


Greek close to getting latest bailout payout
BBC News
Greece's government has said it is close to agreeing a deal to gain the latest payment of bailout money from its international lenders. Eurozone finance ministers meet on Monday to decide whether to release the next instalment of rescue funds worth 6 ...


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Greece nears fresh deal for rescue funds: Officials


Press TV

Greece nears fresh deal for rescue funds: Officials
Press TV
Greece has been at the epicenter of the eurozone debt crisis and is experiencing its fifth year of recession, while harsh austerity measures have left about half a million people without jobs. The record high unemployment level stands at 27 percent and ...


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Greece, Creditors Try for Deal Monday on ?8.1 Billion Aid Payment


Telegraph.co.uk

Greece, Creditors Try for Deal Monday on €8.1 Billion Aid Payment
Wall Street Journal- India
Locked in tough negotiations for more than a week with representatives of the so-called troika of the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund, Greece failed over the weekend to agree over its next cash ...
Greece, Troika Optimistic on Reaching Deal Before MeetingBloomberg
Greece, foreign lenders close in on deal to unlock aidReuters
Greece seeks £7bn aid as £42bn tax is lostTelegraph.co.uk
Financial Times
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Greek salad to go


Greek salad to go
Chicago Tribune (blog)
Gravity keeps it all together. Apparently the fundamental force doesn't merely drop heavy things. It keeps the tides heaving, the planets orbiting and the stars smoldering. It can even improve salad. Consider this truth: Greens are best freshly dressed ...


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Greek Australians triumph at Wimbledon


Kathimerini

Greek Australians triumph at Wimbledon
Kathimerini
Greek Australian Nick Kyrgios and Thanassis Kokkinakis triumphed in the boys doubles final in Wimbledon beating France's Enzo Couacaud and Italy's Stefano Napolitano on Sunday. Kyrgios and Kokkinakis won in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) and made it look ...


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Greece, creditors say agreement on reforms could be clinched ahead of ...


Greece, creditors say agreement on reforms could be clinched ahead of ...
Fox News
ATHENS, GreeceGreece's talks with its creditors have ended without a final agreement on a reforms package, but both sides say such a deal is likely to be finalized in Brussels before Monday's Eurogroup meeting. Poul Thomsen, the International ...


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Greece sees Monday deal on EU-IMF rescue funds

ATHENS, Greece - Greece and its international creditors expressed hopes of reaching a deal by Monday, July 8, on reforms including thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to unlock further aid worth 8.1 billion euros ($10.4 billion). "We have made substantial progress," Poul Thomsen, the International Monetary Fund's ...

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Greece, creditors set to finalize deal on reforms


Greece, creditors set to finalize deal on reforms
Boston.com
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, center, arrives at the finance ministry for a meeting The Associated Press Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, center, arrives at the finance ministry for a meeting with Greece's debt inspectors in Athens ...


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Greece Says Troika Will Pay Up

A deadline set its international lenders to show progress on reforms has come and gone but Greek officials said they are confident a deal will be struck on July 8 ahead of a meeting with Eurozone officials to pave the way for release of a delayed 8.1 billion euro ($10.4 billion) installment. ';We have made substantial progress,'; Poul Thomsen, the International Monetary Fund’s ...

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Greece approaches rescue deal

Greece and its international creditors expressed hopes of a deal by Monday over reforms including thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to unlock further aid worth 8.1 billion euros ($10.4 billion)."We have made substantial progress," Poul Thomsen, the IMF's representative, told reporters in Athens."I hope we will reach an agreement on Monday before the ...

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Greece close to averting bailout crisis

A deal with lenders on fresh reforms would be a stunning turnround for the Samaras government – allowing the next aid tranche to be paid this month

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No progress in Greece's public sector reform

Greece's lenders have urged the country to reduce its excessive state apparatus. But few people trust that will be possible. Political clientelism and patronage have a long tradition in Greece's administrative bodies.

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Greece, Troika Optimistic on Reaching Deal Before Meeting

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said the government probably will reach a deal with international creditors before tomorrow’s Eurogroup meeting to keep bailout funds flowing to the country.

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Greece nears deal for next bailout serving: officials


Greece nears deal for next bailout serving: officials
台北時報
Greece is close to a deal with its international creditors over thousands of job cuts aimed at clearing the way for the debt-laden nation to receive the next tranche of bailout funds worth 8.1 billion euros (US$10.4 billion), officials said. “Very ...


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Greek tax collectors forced to write off more than two-thirds of unpaid taxes


Telegraph.co.uk

Greek tax collectors forced to write off more than two-thirds of unpaid taxes
Telegraph.co.uk
The debts are due to the failure of successive Greek administrations to enforce tax collection properly over recent decades, and have played a significant part in the Greek government's own financial meltdown. Most of it is owed by companies or ...

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New Poll Shows ND-Syriza Derby

According to the latest VPRC opinion poll for tvxs, Syriza is slightly ahead of New Democracy with 0.5 percent. In particular, Syriza proceeds with 28.5 percent, while ND gathers 28 percent. Golden Dawn follows with 14.5 percent. The Communist Party follows with 7.5 percent, then follows PASOK with 7 percent and Independent Greeks with 5.5 percent. According to VPRC, Democratic Left (DIMAR) ...

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Xenios Zeus and the True Meaning of Greek Hospitality

Enlarge Police detain individuals assumed to be migrants in central Athens, on Sunday, August 5, 2012. Between August 4, 2012, and February 22, 2013, Greek police detained almost 85,000 people of foreign origin on the streets of Athens to check their identification papers and legal ...

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Greece bailout Portugal crisis top agenda at eurozone talks

The ministers will gather in Brussels for their last meeting before the summer break. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is also expected to attend. Top on the agenda is a progress report drawn up by Greece's so-called troika of international creditors -- the European Union, the ...

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Greece seeks �7bn aid as �42bn tax is lost

Greece was expected to reach a deal with foreign lenders on its latest bail-out review before eurozone finance ministers meet on Monday to decide on further aid.        

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Greece near to getting bailout money

Greece's government says it is close to agreeing a deal to gain the latest payment of bailout money from its international lenders.

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Chiefs loan Zvasiya to Greek club


Chiefs loan Zvasiya to Greek club
KickOff
Motaung adds that by loaning Zvayisa to the Greek side, Chiefs are also expanding their international network. “And as a club we are spreading our wings in terms of creating relationships both nationally and internationally. OFI Crete FC was ...
Zvasiya joins Greek sideNewsDay

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Fascism in Greece: we needn't say goodbye to Athens quite yet


The Guardian

Fascism in Greece: we needn't say goodbye to Athens quite yet
The Guardian
Fascism is on the rise in Greece. It's the most perturbing political consequence of the current crisis. Golden Dawn, a far right party whose supporters are accused of violent and sometimes fatal attacks on immigrants, is now polling third. Many Greeks ...


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Greece Has 'Reasonable Chance' of Accord Aid Payment, Rehn Says


Greece Has 'Reasonable Chance' of Accord Aid Payment, Rehn Says
Bloomberg
Greece stands a reasonable chance of getting an agreement today with European and international authorities that would allow it to receive support payments due in coming weeks, Olli Rehn said. “We have a reasonable chance of achieving agreement,” the ...


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Greece, foreign lenders close in on deal to unlock aid

By Lefteris Papadimas and Ingrid Melander (Reuters) - Greece is likely to reach a deal with foreign lenders on its latest bailout review before a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Monday to decide on further aid, EU and Greek officials said on Sunday. Athens has been in talks with inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund "troika" for ...

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Greece, troika talks make progress

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece made good progress in its talks with international lenders and a deal will likely emerge on Monday before a Eurrogroup meeting decides on releasing further bailout aid, the I...

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Is Greece's Child Labor Crisis Getting Out of Hand?


Is Greece's Child Labor Crisis Getting Out of Hand?
Care2.com
About 100,000 children may be working illegally in Greece, according to an estimate from child protection groups and the Greek ombudsman, reports the Greek daily Ekathimerini. The speculation is yet another sign of how Greece's economic crisis (Greece ...


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