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Monday, March 31, 2014
Street controversy: Greece is epicenter of graffiti protests
Street controversy: Greece is epicenter of graffiti protestsseattlepi.comStreet art or "graffiti" is prolific throughout the world, but now and then one place can attract a unique style, quality and political poignancy to stand out: enter Greece. Here's how the Associated Press explained the phenomenon: Ancient Greeks ...
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Greek government majority shrinks to two seats after lawmaker expelled
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's co-ruling conservative New Democracy party expelled a lawmaker early on Monday who failed to back in parliament a key reform bill demanded ... incorporates into Greek law reform measures Athens agreed earlier this month with ...
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Greek Parliament Rams Through Reform Bill
The Greek Parliament, by a vote of 152 to 135, in the early morning hours of March 31 approved a critical reform
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Greek parliament refuses to debate opposition's no confidence motion, moves ...
Greek parliament refuses to debate opposition's no confidence motion, moves ...Minneapolis Star TribuneATHENS, Greece — The Greek parliament speaker ruled Sunday that the main opposition party's motion of no-confidence in Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is inadmissible, ensuring that debate on a bill introducing market reforms agreed with the ...and more »
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Greece secures votes to pass reform bill demanded by EU/IMF lenders
Greece's government secured enough votes in parliament early on Monday to pass a key reform bill demanded by its international lenders, in exchange for further bailout loans to avoid default. A majority of deputies voted in favour of the reform measures Athens agreed earlier this month with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, after more than six months of tough negotiations ...
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Greek parliament expected to approve fresh austerity measures
The Greek government is tonight expected to narrowly win a vote on a package of measures needed to unlock a tranche of EU-IMF bailout loans, despite the resignation of a deputy minister on Saturday. The 225-page legislation will push through austerity ...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Is Puerto Rico The Next Greece?
Puerto Rico's financial condition has often been compared to Greece's. The comparison is not particularly informative and ignores important differences. For example, Greece's debt per GDP was nearly 2x Puerto Rico's at its height. Puerto Rico also has a ...
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