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Angela Merkel Named TIME's 'Person of the Year 2015', Baghdadi Second
Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart.
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Angela Merkel Says Migrants Bigger Challenge for European Union Than Greek Debt Crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.
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Germany Gained 100 Billion Euros From Greece Crisis: Study
Germany, which has taken a tough line on Greece, has profited from the country's crisis to the tune of 100 billion euros (109 billion US dollars), according to a new study today.
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Greek Banks Reopen as Alex Tsipras Eyes Return to Normal
Greeks queued outside banks on Monday as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, the first cautious sign of a return to normal after a deal to start talks on a new package of bailout reforms.
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German Finance Minister Says Prepared to Resign if Hand Forced in Greece Talks
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is prepared to resign rather than go against his convictions in negotiations on Greece's debt crisis, he said in an interview published today.
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Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.
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Euro Zone Gives Greece Until Sunday for Debt Deal
French President Francois Hollande said the European Central Bank would ensure that Greek banks had the minimum necessary liquidity to stay afloat until Sunday.
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Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Discuss Greek Debt Crisis in Phone Call
President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss the Greece debt crisis before his talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the White House said.
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What Next for Greece? A Timeline
Leaders from Greece and other eurozone countries are looking to see if there is a way to resolve the struggling country's ongoing debt crisis, following a resounding rejection by Greeks of the latest bailout conditions.
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Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders
The no votes carried virtually every district in the country, handing a sweeping victory to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a leftist who came to power in January vowing to reject new austerity measures.
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As Default Looms, Angela Merkel Rules Out More Negotiations With Greece
As the clock ticked down on Tuesday towards midnight, when billions of euros in locked-up bailout funds are due to expire, euro zone finance ministers called a conference call (1700 GMT) to discuss the Greek request.
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Eurozone in Panic as Athens Teeters on Brink of Default
Greece was teetering on the brink of a default that could see it crash out of the euro hours before a key debt deadline was due to expire today,as the country's prime minister warned Athens's coffers were empty.
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Angela Merkel Says Ready for New Greece Talks 'After Referendum'
The outcome of a referendum called by Athens for July 5 on bailout proposals is "of course to do with the future of the euro", Merkel said, stressing it was however up to Greeks to decide how to vote.
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Greek Crisis Threatens European Dream, Say Analysts
Europe's failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks lasting damage to the post-war dream of "ever closer union" at a time when it faces new threats on its borders, analysts said.
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Europe Closes in on Greece Debt Deal
Eurozone leaders said they hoped to finally seal a Greek bailout deal this week to save Athens from default and a possible exit from the euro, but Germany warned that more hard work was needed.
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Angela Merkel Named TIME's 'Person of the Year 2015', Baghdadi Second
Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart.
-
Angela Merkel Says Migrants Bigger Challenge for European Union Than Greek Debt Crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis.
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Germany Gained 100 Billion Euros From Greece Crisis: Study
Germany, which has taken a tough line on Greece, has profited from the country's crisis to the tune of 100 billion euros (109 billion US dollars), according to a new study today.
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Greek Banks Reopen as Alex Tsipras Eyes Return to Normal
Greeks queued outside banks on Monday as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, the first cautious sign of a return to normal after a deal to start talks on a new package of bailout reforms.
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German Finance Minister Says Prepared to Resign if Hand Forced in Greece Talks
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is prepared to resign rather than go against his convictions in negotiations on Greece's debt crisis, he said in an interview published today.
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Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.
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Euro Zone Gives Greece Until Sunday for Debt Deal
French President Francois Hollande said the European Central Bank would ensure that Greek banks had the minimum necessary liquidity to stay afloat until Sunday.
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Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Discuss Greek Debt Crisis in Phone Call
President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss the Greece debt crisis before his talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the White House said.
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What Next for Greece? A Timeline
Leaders from Greece and other eurozone countries are looking to see if there is a way to resolve the struggling country's ongoing debt crisis, following a resounding rejection by Greeks of the latest bailout conditions.
-
Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders
The no votes carried virtually every district in the country, handing a sweeping victory to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, a leftist who came to power in January vowing to reject new austerity measures.
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As Default Looms, Angela Merkel Rules Out More Negotiations With Greece
As the clock ticked down on Tuesday towards midnight, when billions of euros in locked-up bailout funds are due to expire, euro zone finance ministers called a conference call (1700 GMT) to discuss the Greek request.
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Eurozone in Panic as Athens Teeters on Brink of Default
Greece was teetering on the brink of a default that could see it crash out of the euro hours before a key debt deadline was due to expire today,as the country's prime minister warned Athens's coffers were empty.
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Angela Merkel Says Ready for New Greece Talks 'After Referendum'
The outcome of a referendum called by Athens for July 5 on bailout proposals is "of course to do with the future of the euro", Merkel said, stressing it was however up to Greeks to decide how to vote.
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Greek Crisis Threatens European Dream, Say Analysts
Europe's failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks lasting damage to the post-war dream of "ever closer union" at a time when it faces new threats on its borders, analysts said.
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Europe Closes in on Greece Debt Deal
Eurozone leaders said they hoped to finally seal a Greek bailout deal this week to save Athens from default and a possible exit from the euro, but Germany warned that more hard work was needed.
