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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Austrian chancellor sides with Greece in debt row

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann expressed solidarity with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras before meeting the leader in Athens on Wednesday in a bid to end a standoff with international creditors over a rescue package. Faymann, a Social Democrat who has taken a relatively lenient line with Greece, told broadcaster ORF that Athens had to live up to commitments under its current bailout plan but needed support to keep it from leaving the euro zone. "I know there were a number of proposals, also from the (creditor) institutions, that I also don't find in order," Faymann said in the radio interview.


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