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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Merkel insists she wants Greece to remain in eurozone

German chancellor says she has ‘no doubt whatsoever’ that Athens would uphold its commitments to bailout termsAngela Merkel has insisted that she is confident Greece will be able to maintain its membership of the European single currency as she moved to distance herself from reports that she is willing to accept a Greek exit.Speaking at a press conference in Downing Street, the German chancellor said that she has “always” supported Greek membership of the euro as she said she had “no doubt whatsoever” that Athens would uphold its commitments. Merkel also praised Greece for making sacrifices as it abides by the terms of its bailouts from other eurozone governments. Continue reading...


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