Euro Zone Leaders

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  EU Leaders Willing To Compromise Freedom Of Movement, Says Tony Blair

  European Union leaders are willing to change the bloc's rules for the freedom of movement of workers, opening an opportunity for Britain to avoid a damaging "hard Brexit", former prime minister Tony Blair said today.

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  US Stocks Rise on Greek Deal; Dow in the Black for the Year

  US stocks were higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average moving into positive territory again for the year, after euro zone leaders reached an agreement with Greece to move forward with a bailout loan for the country to avert bankruptcy.

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  Greece Faces Tough Conditions Under Deal With Euro Zone

  Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision on Monday in return for agreeing to talks on an 86 billion euros bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the single currency.

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  Summary of Euro Zone Leaders' Agreement With Greece

  Euro zone leaders set conditions today for Greece to negotiate a third bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the euro zone.

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  European Shares Surge After Agreement on Greece Deal

  European shares surged in early trading on Monday after European Council President Donald Tusk said euro zone leaders reached a unanimous agreement following all-night talks in Brussels to move forward with a bailout loan for Greece.

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  Euro Zone Clinches Deal With Greece After All-Night Haggle

  Euro zone leaders clinched a deal with Greece today to negotiate a third bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the euro zone after a whole night of haggling at an emergency summit.

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  Greek 'Compromise' Proposed After Alexis Tsipras, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel Talks

  The leaders of Greece, Germany, France and the EU proposed a "compromise" on a bailout deal for Athens at late-night talks which will now be put to the rest of the euro zone, a European source told AFP early today.

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  Euro Zone Leaders: Greece Must do More to Earn Rescue

  A senior EU source said such a temporary exit from the euro was illegal and would not survive in the summit statement.

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  'All Sides Must Want a Deal': Greek Prime Minister Tells Washington

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that a cash-for-reform deal to keep Greece in the euro zone would need the commitment of all sides, a Greek official said, ahead of a crucial summit of euro zone leaders on Sunday.

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  Euro Zone Summit Aims to Save Greece in Euro Zone

  Euro zone leaders will fight to the finish to keep near-bankrupt Greece in the euro zone today after the European Union's chairman cancelled a planned summit of all 28 EU leaders that would have been needed in case of a "Grexit".

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  EU's President Donald Tusk Cancels Summit as Euro Zone Talks on Greece Continue

  European Council President Donald Tusk said today that he had cancelled a planned meeting of EU heads of state and government this afternoon, with a summit of euro zone leaders scheduled to continue until talks conclude on Greece.

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  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Pleads for Fair Deal for Greece in EU Parliament

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament today for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone, acknowledging Greece's own responsibility for its plight, after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms.

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  Germany, France Press Greece to Make Fast, Credible Proposals

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, the euro zone's most powerful leaders, said Athens must move quickly if it wants to secure a cash-for-reform deal with creditors and avoid crashing out of the single currency.

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  Creditors Set Bailout Ultimatum for Defiant Greeks: Report

  The dramatic move came hours before European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a summit on migration, the long-term future of the euro zone and renegotiating Britain's membership terms, that has been overshadowed by the looming Greek debt crisis.

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  Greek Offer to Creditors Stirs Angry Backlash at Home

  Euro zone leaders welcomed new budget proposals from Athens on Monday as a basis for further negotiations to unlock billions of euros in frozen aid and avert a default that could trigger a Greek exit from the single currency area.