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How the world sees Greece
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Showing posts with label new democracy party. Show all posts
Friday, July 20, 2012
Greek privatization chief's departure risks new delays
ATHENS (Reuters) - The head of Greece's privatization agency said on Friday he was forced to resign because its new government blocked his effort to sell off assets, in the latest blow to a program central to Greek hopes of regaining credibility with lenders.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Greek finance minister asks for more time to meet loan terms
Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras warned on Saturday his country needed more time to meet commitments made to EU-IMF lenders so to avoid making the current recession worse.
"The extension of the budgetary adjustment is necessary because of the recession," Stournaras told lawmakers during a three-day parliamentary session that ends Sunday with a confidence vote for the coalition led by conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Greece Bailout Targets Difficult To Reach In Current Timeline, Prime Minister Says
 AFP | Greece Bailout Targets Difficult To Reach In Current Timeline, Prime Minister Says Huffington Post Greek PM Samaras says want to renegotiate bailout policies * Says that does not mean to change fiscal targets but more time needed * Pledges series of measures to boost growth By Dina Kyriakidou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) ... Greece to Quicken Selling Off State Firms Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets: PM Greece seeks more time to meet bailout terms |
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Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets
Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets - PM Reuters India ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will meet targets set by international lenders, but needs more time and wants to renegotiate policies that make its fiscal situation worse by preventing a return to economic growth, |
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Greece to Quicken Sales of State Firms
Greece's newly elected prime minister said he would ramp up privatizations, close down dozens of state agencies and overhaul the country's dysfunctional public sector.
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Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets-PM
Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets-PM Reuters Greek PM Samaras says want to renegotiate bailout policies* Says that does not mean to change fiscal targets but moretime needed* Pledges series of measures to boost growthBy Dina Kyriakidou and. |
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Greek Premier Says Halt to Recession a Priority
 San Francisco Chronicle | Greek Premier Says Halt to Recession a Priority Wall Street Journal Greece's newly elected prime minister said he would ramp up privatizations, close down dozens of state agencies and overhaul the country's dysfunctional public sector. But he drew the line at further wage and pension cuts, as he tried to balance the ... New Greek prime minister outlines crisis policy Samaras Pledges Asset Sales for Greek Program |
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Greek Premier Aims to Halt Recession
Greece's newly elected prime minister said he would ramp up privatizations, close down dozens of state agencies and overhaul the country's dysfunctional public sector.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets: PM
 AFP | Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets: PM Reuters ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will meet targets set by international lenders, but needs more time and wants to renegotiate policies that make its fiscal situation worse by preventing a return to economic growth, Greece Plans to Step Up Pace of Overhauls Greece's New Deficit Reduction Program Is ALREADY Off Target Greece seeks two more years to meet bailout terms |
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Greece talking with debt inspectors after hiatus
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's international debt inspectors were delving into the troubled country's finances again Thursday after a long hiatus caused by the country's political turmoil.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Greece: The Youth Vote for Change
 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | Greece: The Youth Vote for Change Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting The dream of every Greek used to be a public-sector job with lifetime tenure, says 21-year-old Pantelis Sterogiannis, a New Democracy party supporter. Now, he says, “we need to learn how to make our own jobs – but we also need good policies to make ... |
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Athens Seeks Improved Bailout Deal
Greece will push for a better bailout deal when it resumes long- stalled talks with international lenders this week—including asking for a Spain-style deal for its banks.
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Greece Seeks Improved Deal
Greece will push for a better bailout deal when it resumes long- stalled talks with international lenders this week—including asking for a Spain-style deal for its banks.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
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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Recovering Greek leader faces crucial audit
 AsiaOne | Recovering Greek leader faces crucial audit AsiaOne ATHENS - Ailing Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must face a crucial audit by Greece's creditors this week and may be tempted to push a change of rescue terms more in line with what was recently offered Spain. The "troika" of creditor auditors from ... Modern odyssey of Greeks Athens can harbor bank recap hope |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
"Mr Euro" named Greek finance minister
 BBC News | "Mr Euro" named Greek finance minister Reuters * Technocrat Stournaras named finance minister * Stournaras was in team that negotiated Greek euro entry * Banker Rapanos resigned five days after being named By Deepa Babington and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, June 26 (Reuters) - Yannis Stournaras, ... Greek Premier Appoints New Finance Minister Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quits Greek PM Accepts Deputy Merchant Marine Minister Resignation |
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Yannis Stournaras takes over as Greek finance minister
The man who took Greece into the euro ten years ago has become the country’s latest finance minister. He is replacing banker Vassilis Rapanos who was forced to resign due to health reasons.
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Greece Appoints New Finance Minister
 Christian Science Monitor | Greece Appoints New Finance Minister Wall Street Journal Greece's new government on Tuesday picked Yannis Stournaras, a 55-year-old professor of economics, to be finance minister, replacing the previous nominee ... Greece Names Stournaras as New Finance Minister Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quits Greece names new finance minister |
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"Mr. Euro" named Greek finance minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Yannis Stournaras, an affable and well-respected liberal economist, was appointed Greece's new finance minister on Tuesday after the sudden resignation of the first choice for the job at a crucial moment for the debt-laden country.
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Greece Names New Finance Chief
Greece's new government picked Yannis Stournaras, a 55-year-old professor of economics, to be finance minister, replacing the previous nominee a day after he bowed out because of health problems.
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