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Monday, June 25, 2012
Ailments Slow Greek Leaders
Greece's international auditors were forced to put off a visit to Athens as health problems sidelined both the nation's new prime minister and finance minister, just when the country has no time to lose.
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Greek PM to miss EU summit; hopes fade of major action
![]() The Seattle Times | Greek PM to miss EU summit; hopes fade of major action Reuters (Reuters) - Illness means both Greece's new prime minister and finance minister will miss an anxiously awaited summit of European leaders later this week and ... Greek PM cannot attend EU summit due to surgery Ailing Greek leader to miss key European economic summit |
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Greek coalition faces showdown with creditors
Greece's new three-party coalition heads for a showdown this week with a "troika" of international creditors -- the EU, IMF and ECB -- over its bid to revise an austerity-centred bailout.
The new conservative-led government, backed by socialists and moderate leftists, debuts with creditor auditors arriving to determine how much -- or little -- has been done and whether or not to disburse much-needed loans.
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California no Greece, thanks in part to Gov. Brown
![]() San Francisco Chronicle | California no Greece, thanks in part to Gov. Brown San Francisco Chronicle Absent a strong federal government with the power to offset the impact of the recession and the banking crisis, how would California fare in a global financial ... |
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Ailing Greek leader to miss key European economic summit
![]() The Seattle Times | Ailing Greek leader to miss key European economic summit The Seattle Times Recovering from eye surgery, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras won't be able to attend the summit at which debt inspectors are due to review the Greece's fiscal situation and resume talks that had been put on hold during the country's nearly two-month ... Greek PM to miss EU summit, "troika" postpones trip Greek PM cannot attend EU summit due to surgery Greek PM joins his Finance Minister in hospital |
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Greek PM joins his Finance Minister in hospital
Greece is heading into the most important European summit of recent times without its new prime minister, who will remain in Athens to recover from eye surgery. The sense of a leadership vacuum has been compounded by the collapse of the new finance minister who was taken to hospital before he could be sworn into office.
New Greek PM to miss crucial EU summit as he recovers from eye operation
Antonis Samaras underwent surgery for a detached retina yesterday, just three days after being sworn in as the head of a coalition government.
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