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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Greek PM offers to ease austerity to head off Syriza challenge

International creditors such as EU and IMF will be unsettled by Antonis Samaras’ pledge to limit cuts and reforms to pensions and wagesIn a move likely to stun international creditors keeping debt-stricken Greece afloat, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, has stepped up his electoral campaign with a promise to ease the austerity policies demanded in exchange for financial aid, two weeks before crucial snap elections.Unveiling a “roadmap” of measures for a “post-bailout Greece”, the leader pledged he would restrict spending cuts and reforms that have seen the popularity of the main opposition radical left Syriza party soar. Continue reading...


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