Greek finance minister: Privatizations are 'highest priority' to get economy going

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Greek finance minister: Privatizations are 'highest priority' to get economy going Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greece's three-party coalition government will try to get the economy out of its deep recession by encouraging private investment and making privatizations its “highest priority,” finance minister Yannis Stournaras said Saturday. Greek Finance Minister Says Privatizations Are Main PriorityWall Street Journal Greek socialist leader warns of deeper recessionReuters Greek opposition leader says government won't lastHouston Chronicle Globe and Mail all 215 news articles »

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Greek opposition leader says government won't last

Greek opposition leader says government won't last

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's main opposition party has accused the country's three-party coalition government of wanting to sell Greece's resources and public companies on the cheap.

Alexis Tsipras, head of the Coalition of the Radical Left party, known as Syriza, told Parliament Saturday he was especially warning those who want to "grab state property on the cheap."

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Greek opposition leader says government won't last

Greek opposition leader says government won't last Houston Chronicle ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's main opposition party has accused the country's three-party coalition government of wanting to sell Greece's resources and public companies on the cheap. Alexis Tsipras, head of the Coalition of the Radical ...

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Tsipras lances at coalition, Venizelos reacts

The parliamentary debate on the coalition government's policy statements, presented in the 300-member House on Friday by prime minister Antonis Samaras, began on Saturday evening with main opposition Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras going on the attack against the three-party government of putting a 'for sale' sign on Greece.

Tsipras accused Samaras of irresponsible campaign tactics, blatantly lying to the people in order to come into government.

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Greek socialist leader warns of deeper recession

Telegraph.co.uk

Greek socialist leader warns of deeper recession Reuters Venizelos says recession worse than projected in 2012* Wants fiscal adjustment period stretched to 3 years* Opinion poll shows Greeks split on sticking with bailoutBy George GeorgiopoulosATHENS, Greek socialist leader wants more time for deficit cutsChicago Tribune Greece's Evangelos Venizelos calls for three-year bailout extensionTelegraph.co.uk Greece: Socialists looking for new political identityANSAmed all 32 news articles »

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Bailout Envoy Urges Greece to Speed up Reforms

Bailout Envoy Urges Greece to Speed up Reforms ABC News A senior European Central Bank official urged Greece's new government on Monday to avoid further delays in implementing major structural reforms. ECB board member Joerg Asmussen is in Athens as the struggling country's new coalition government holds ...

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Troika of international lenders returns to Greece

For the first time since October 2011, representatives from the EU commission, the IMF and the ECB - the "troika" of international lenders - will meet in Athens to monitor the progress of Greek efforts to reform.

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Bailout Envoy Urges Greece To Speed Up Reforms

Bailout Envoy Urges Greece To Speed Up Reforms NPR ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A senior official from the European Central Bank on Monday urged Greece's new government to avoid further delays in implementing major structural reforms. ECB board member Joerg Asmussen is in Athens as the struggling ...

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Syriza spokesman attacks government

“Greece cannot be used as a guinea pig, so that the rest of Europe will not ask (for money). It is necessary for the Greek government to raise a strong voice,” Syriza press spokesman Panos Skourletis said on Monday, speaking on state NET radio station on the EU Summit decisions.

Skourletis continued the criticism from Syriza of the government on its stance and also criticised the summit, calling it one of national subjugation.

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Renegotiation Of The Greek Bailout? Don't Count On It

Hurriyet Daily News (press release)

Renegotiation Of The Greek Bailout? Don't Count On It Seeking Alpha Some of the main components of the blueprint of the Greek coalition government are proposals for the extension of Greece's "fiscal adjustment period" by at least ... Cyprus to Take Over European PresidencyNew York Times Cyprus seeks bailout, following Spain. Who's next?Christian Science Monitor Cyprus seeks bailout from eurozone, Country cites its exposure to ...Bend Bulletin CNBC.com -Hurriyet Daily News (press release) -The Australian all 1,044 news articles »

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Press Watch, June 24

All eyes are firmly locked on the newly formed government this Sunday, as the Greek press try and make sense out of the choppy waters that Samaras and co have immediately faced.

You can understand the tense focus. After two electional battles, after the country all but reaching breaking point amid a storm of Grexit scenarios and after a tight confrontation between New Democracy and Syriza, the country perhaps faced the formation of a new government with (...)

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Antonis Samaras takes over as Greek prime minister

ATHENS – Conservative leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in as Greece’s prime minister Wednesday at the head of a coalition government that will have to reconcile the demands of the country’s international lenders with the growing frustration of its recession-wracked citizens.

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Antonis Samaras: The Aristocrat Who Now Leads Austerity-Ridden Greece

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Antonis Samaras: The Aristocrat Who Now Leads Austerity-Ridden Greece TIME Antonis Samaras opposed a bailout and then voted to support another. Now prime minister, he must figure out a way to bring the Greek economy back from the dead By Joanna Kakissis / Athens | @joannakakissis | June 20, 2012 | + Kostas Tsironis / AP ... Antonis Samaras appointed Greece's prime ministerThe Guardian Greek coalition takes power, promises to revise bailoutReuters Greece Forms New GovernmentVoice of America New York Times -ABC Online -Pakistan Daily Times all 1,776 news articles »

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The Greek Election Is A Warning For President Obama

When Americans go to the polls in November, they will have Greece as a stark reminder of the consequences of tax increases and out-of-control government spending.

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Greece to form new government, reports say

It took awhile, but Greece will soon have a new government. Antonis Samaras, whose conservative New Democracy party won Sunday's elections, is set to be sworn in as prime minister, Reuters reports.

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Greece Has Government, Head Of Country's Socialist Party Says

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's presidency says Antonis Samaras, the head of the conservative New Democracy party that came first in Sunday's election, will soon be...

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Deal reached on Greek government

Agreement has been reached on the terms for a new Greek government to be formed of three parties: New Democracy, Pasok and the Democratic Party of the Left, the leader of one of the parties said Wednesday.

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Has Greece got a government yet?

Greece is hopeful that a government can be formed as early as Wednesday after the leaders of three political parties signaled that talks among them were going well.

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Greece seeks government of 'national salvation'

Greece is hopeful a government could be formed as early as Wednesday after the leaders of three political parties signal that talks among them are going well.

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Greek parties aim for a new government

Greece is hopeful a government can soon be formed after the leaders of three political parties signaled that talks among them were going well.

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