German Chancellor Angela Merkel is warning that “very intensive” work is needed for debt-ridden Greece to reach a deal with its international ...
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How the world sees Greece
Friday, May 22, 2015
'Very intensive' work needed for Greek bailout deal, says Merkel
42nd annual Greek Festival kicks off today in Lakeview along Bayou St. John
This year the venue where the festival is held, The Holy Trinity Cathedral, celebrates 150 years in the New Orleans community.
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How Flatpack Democracy beat the old parties in the People’s Republic of Frome
On 7 May, a small Somerset town voted against traditional party politics and gave a coalition of independents control of all 17 seats on its council. As the crucible of ‘flatpack democracy’, Frome is leading a small-scale political revolution – and it’s one that is spreadingAt this year’s Glastonbury, while some people get excited about the Foo Fighters and others loll around the Healing Field, one of the events in Billy Bragg’s politics-and-music Left Field tent will be devoted to a discussion of “Radical Movements”. The organisers have booked speakers from Greece’s governing party, Syriza, insurgent Spanish rebels Podemos and Scottish leftwing collective Radical Independence, all of whom will presumably give it some about the horrors of neoliberalism and the nitty-gritty of popular revolt. And then there will be the representative from Frome.Somewhat incongruously, the speaker from the Somerset market town will be there to explain an idea known as “flatpack democracy”, and a small-scale revolution that has turned local politics there, and elsewhere, on its head. Related: Somerset Share Shop offers a new kind of enterprise | Rachel Williams Continue reading...
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Varoufakis Explains Secret Taping
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said secret tapes he took at a Eurozone meeting proved he wasn't disrespected but he can't release them. The post Varoufakis Explains Secret Taping appeared first on The National Herald.
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Cameron to meet Juncker at Chequers in EU renegotiation 'charm offensive'
The UK prime minister will also try to win over François Hollande and Angela Merkel after meeting EC president at country homeGreece says reform deal can come in 10 days, but Merkel is cautious - live updatesDavid Cameron will launch a push to win support for changes to the EU next week by entertaining the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, at Chequers before meetings with François Hollande and Angela Merkel. The UK prime minister began his campaign for EU renegotiation at a summit in Latvia on Friday, but there will be a significant intensification of his efforts when he meets the key players in Europe next week. Related: David Cameron plays down hopes of quick EU deal Related: Figures show immigration surge as Cameron unveils illegal working bill Continue reading...
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EU to propose relocating 40,000 refugees from Italy, Greece
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to propose next week that 40,000 asylum seekers who have arrived by boat in Italy and Greece should be relocated across the continent in response to what it considers an emergency situation in both countries.
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Merkel flags Greek challenges
A senior Greek government official also said after Thursday night's talks that the French and German leaders had offered to personally help push the ...
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