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Greece wins significant debt relief
Greece won big breathing space with long-frozen eurozone loans to restart from December and a first clear admission that a chunk of the country's debt burden will need to be written off down the line.
November 27, 2012 -
Anti-austerity strikes to engulf Europe
MADRID, Nov 14, 2012 (AFP) - A wave of anti-austerity anger breaks across Europe on Wednesday, with general strikes in Spain and Portugal spearheading a day of protest that will ground more than 700 flights.
November 14, 2012 -
Greece eyes bailout funds after budget passed
ATHENS, Nov 12, 2012 (AFP) - The Greek parliament on Sunday approved a slashed 2013 budget which the government has vowed will secure the release of foreign aid vital to save the debt-ridden country from insolvency.
November 12, 2012 -
Merkel stresses Greece stay in eurozone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined her support for Greece to remain in the eurozone Monday but said the country still had a lot of work ahead of it to restore confidence and stability.
October 16, 2012 -
Merkel urges Greeks to stick to 'tough path'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said that a "tough path" of austerity was the best way for Greece to overcome its economic crisis as thousands of protesters demonstrated a few blocks away.
October 10, 2012 -
Merkel to visit Athens, hails Greek reforms
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Greece next week to support "stronger" reform efforts in Athens, a spokesman said Friday, in her first trip since the crisis erupted nearly three years ago.
October 06, 2012 -
Greece called on to produce results
EU President Herman Van Rompuy warned Greece Friday that it needs to produce results as bailout auditors arrived on a mission that will determine whether Athens gets extra time to make spending cuts in return for badly needed loans.
September 08, 2012 -
Greek PM gets support from Paris, Berlin
France, following Germany's lead, insisted Saturday that Greece must stay in the eurozone but sidestepped its request for more time to implement the harsh austerity measures its creditors insist upon.
August 26, 2012 -
Greece, eurozone caught in race against time
Greece could be heading towards a default on its public debt, under pressure from fed up EU-IMF creditors and caught in a race against time to remain in the eurozone.
July 26, 2012 -
New Greek government wins confidence vote
Greece's coalition government breezed through a largely symbolic confidence vote on Sunday, winning the difficult mandate of tackling a two-year-old crisis and keeping the country safely in the eurozone.
July 09, 2012
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