"Mr Euro" named Greek finance minister

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"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 MinisterNew York Times Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quitsWashington Post Greek PM Accepts Deputy Merchant Marine Minister ResignationWall Street Journal all 446 news articles »

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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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Greek coalition takes power, promises to revise bailout

Greek coalition takes power, promises to revise bailout WAMC Samaras, a Harvard-educated economist from a prominent Greek family, will head an alliance of his New Democracy party and Socialist PASOK rivals - the ... and more »

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Problems loom as Greece parties seal coalition

ATHENS (Reuters) - The parties that have dominated Greece's discredited politics since 1974 agreed a coalition government on Wednesday intent on renegotiating the terms of an international bailout that is staving off bankruptcy but fuelling social tensions.

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Greece parties seal coalition deal, problems loom

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's traditional ruling parties agreed a coalition government on Wednesday and said they would form a team to renegotiate the punishing terms of a bailout that is staving off bankruptcy but fuelling rising social tensions. The government brings together the conservative New Democracy party and Socialist PASOK in an uneasy alliance of rivals facing an emboldened opposition vehemently opposed to the austerity conditions attached to the country's financial lifeline. Party leaders said a team would be formed to renegotiate the terms of the 130 billion euro ($164. ...

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The country's parties seal coalition deal

The country’s parties sealed a deal to form a conservative-led coalition on Wednesday and said they would start immediately to form a team to re-negotiate the tough austerity conditions in the international bailout propping up the near-bankrupt economy.

"Greece has a government," Evangelos Venizelos, head of the Socialist PASOK party told reporters after talks with conservative leader Antonis Samaras, the winner of Sunday's election.

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Greece Close to Forging Coalition Government: Reports

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Greece Close to Forging Coalition Government: Reports Fox Business Greece's New Democracy party, which came in first in weekend elections, is reportedly close to securing a deal with two smaller parties on creating a ... Greece Poised to Form New CoalitionNew York Times Greece may form coalition government as soon as WednesdayChristian Science Monitor Greece's pro-euro vote spurs talk of relief on bailout conditionsLos Angeles Times San Jose Mercury News -Reuters -Businessweek all 10,567 news articles »

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Greece close to coalition deal as problems loom

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Greece close to coalition deal as problems loom Reuters Coalition deal expected on Wednesday* PASOK, Democratic Left to provide backing but no ministers* New government to seek revision to austerity packageBy ... Greece: New Democracy, Dimar and Pasok Race To Form A ...Sky News all 5 news articles »

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French, German leaders hold 'fruitful' talks on Greece

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday held "constructive and fruitful" phone talks on the crisis in Greece and the eurozone, Hollande's office said.

They exchanged "views on the situation in Greece, the preparations for a G20 summit and the next European Council meeting on June 28 and 29," a statement said.