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Monday, June 25, 2012

Greek PM Antonis Samaras joins his finance minister Vassilios Rapanos 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.



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Bunds Advance as Greece Seeks Bailout Extension Before EU Summit


Bunds Advance as Greece Seeks Bailout Extension Before EU Summit
Bloomberg
German government bonds rose after Greece said it will push to extend fiscal deadlines under its bailout program by at least two years.


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Greek government haggles over terms of debt repayment


Greek government haggles over terms of debt repayment
World Socialist Web Site
The meeting of the new Greek coalition government consisting of New Democracy, PASOK and the Democratic Left with officials from the European Commission ...

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Greek PM to miss EU summit, 'troika' postpones trip


Greek PM to miss EU summit, 'troika' postpones trip
Reuters
PM Samaras recovering from eye surgery* Incoming finance minister also in hospital* Officials from 'troika' of lenders postpone visit* Greece wants to ...


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Asian markets drift lower ahead of EU summit

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors grew cautious ahead of a critical European Union summit later this week where Greek leaders will attempt to renegotiate some terms of the country's international bailout.

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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 surgeryMiamiHerald.com
Ailing Greek leader to miss key European economic summitThe Seattle Times

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