Press Watch, June 27

The appointment of economics professor and technocrat Yiannis Stournaras as finance minister dominated headlines in the Athens press. Reports indicated that the new “economy tsar”, as the finance minister is known in Greece, was approved by all three coalition partners – Premier Antonis Samaras, Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis.

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Greece expected to name new finance minister

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Greece expected to name new finance minister

Greece expected to name new finance minister

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, himself recovering at home after a two-day hospital stay for serious eye surgery, was to discuss the issue with the heads of the other parties that comprise the three-party coalition government: the socialist PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left head Fotis Kouvelis.

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Greece PM Samaras to miss EU summit following surgery

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Greece PM Samaras to miss EU summit following surgery BBC News Greece's new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will miss this week's EU summit while he recovers from eye surgery, according to a government spokesman. He underwent routine surgery on Saturday for a damaged retina, with the operation said to have been a ... Greek PM to miss EU summit after eye surgery: GovernmentTimes of India Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedBoston.com Greek PM, incoming finance minister to miss EU summitTerra.com New York Times all 1,025 news articles »

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First impressions count

NEW government will have many battles to fight on many fronts. And one of the most important fights will be a psychological one: to convince a disillusioned public - at home and abroad - that it will break with a sinful past and offer something fresh in Greece’s struggle to overcome its financial crisis.

The election results on May 6 and June 17 showed, over and above everything else, that what the electorate wants most is change.

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Bailout talks hold key to new Greek cabinet's future

Greek efforts to renegotiate a disputed EU-IMF bailout deal will hold the key to the future of an unusual coalition government unveiled this week following landmark elections, analysts said.

"If the government succeeds in revising the memorandum, it will have a chance of surviving," said Nikos Dimou, an author and political commentator in Athens.

"If it does not, or if it only makes cosmetic changes to the memorandum, then the opposition is very strong and they will start strikes and protests.

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Samaras sworn in as head of three-party coalition government

Greece got its first elected prime minister for eight months yesterday as the conservative leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in at the head of a coalition government.

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Greece swears in new prime minister

Greece moved to end its protracted political impasse Wednesday, swearing in a new prime minister to lead a largely pro-bailout coalition tasked with saving the country's place in the eurozone and easing a European financial crisis with global repercussions.

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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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Conservative sworn in as 4th Greek PM in 8 months

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments.

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Greek conservative head sworn in as prime minister of new coalition government

Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country’s international bailout commitments.

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Greek conservative head sworn in as prime minister

Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition.

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Greek conservative head Antonis Samaras sworn in as PM

Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister today at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold Greece's international bailout commitments.

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Samaras sworn in as Greece prime minister

Amid economic turmoil that threatens the entirety of Europe, country begins to from a new government.

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Eurozone crisis: Greece has a government

Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos confirms that Greek political parties have agreed to a conservative-led coalition.

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Samaras sworn in as Greece leader

Antonis Samaras is sworn in as Greece's new PM, vowing to tackle an economic crisis that has shaken the eurozone.

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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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New Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sworn in

Will head a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments

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'Greece has a government,' party leader says

Three days after a nail-biting election, politicians in Greece have struck a deal on a power-sharing government that will encompass both left and right, a leader of one of the participating parties said.

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