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Euro Zone Agrees to Launch Bailout for Greece: Minister
Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to launch a third bailout programme for Greece, Belgian Finance Minister Johan van Overtveldt told Reuters after a meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels.
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Alexis Tsipras Says German Plan 'Would Lead to Crisis Without End'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned today that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end".
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Anti-German Backlash as Social Media Tweets Denounce Greece 'Coup'
A list of demands handed to the Greek government in order to secure a European bailout inspired a social media backlash against Germany and its hawkish finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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German Finance Minister Hasn't Raised 'Grexit' at Eurogroup: Report
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has not raised the possibility of Greece exiting the Eurozone at crisis talks in Brussels discussing aid for Athens, Greek government officials said on Saturday.
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Yanis Varoufakis: Scourge of Greece's Creditors
Greece's maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation on today, achieved near-celebrity status with an urban-cool image and visceral attacks on the country's international creditors.
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Emergency Eurozone Summit on Greece on Tuesday
The special meeting comes as Brussels reels with the implications of what the head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the 19-country block, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, called a "very regrettable" decision.
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Eurogroup to Wait for Greek Referendum Before More Talks: Slovakia
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Wednesday to wait for the result of Greece's controversial bailout referendum before holding any more discussions on Athens's debt crisis, Slovakia said.
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Germany, France Say Greek Debt Deal Needed Saturday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Saturday would be decisive for finding a debt deal for Greece.
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Eurogroup Head Warns Against a Game of Chicken With Greece
Greece and the Eurozone should not play a game of chicken to see who can hold out longer in negotiations about more lending to Athens in exchange for reforms, the chairman of Eurozone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday.
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Greece Warns of Referendum Ahead of Debt Deal Meeting
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of tomorrow's crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of new Greek elections or even a referendum on any debt deal.
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Eurozone May Need Extra Summit to Clinch Greek Deal
Eurozone finance ministers will try again today to break a deadlock over Greece's urgent need for further financing but it may take an emergency summit of the currency bloc in the coming week to clinch any deal.
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Greek Debt Talks with Eurozone Break Down, Way Forward Uncertain
Talks between Greece and Eurozone finance ministers over the country's debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout and stick to the conditions.
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Greek Cabinet Prepares High-Risk Talks amid Default Fears
Greece's hard left government was to fine tune its economic programme today ahead of a week of high-risk international talks but with no sign so far of an imminent deal with its creditors.
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Top EU official: Cyprus bank rescue new template
A top European official said the move in Cyprus to inflict losses on banks' shareholders, bondholders and even owners of large deposits should become the bloc's default approach for dealing with ailing lenders.
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Dutch finance minister set to become new eurogroup head
The Dutch finance minister was poised today to take over as head of the eurogroup, the group of the 17 euro zone finance ministers, which would give him one of the top jobs in the euro zone's battle to end its financial crisis.
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Euro Zone Agrees to Launch Bailout for Greece: Minister
Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to launch a third bailout programme for Greece, Belgian Finance Minister Johan van Overtveldt told Reuters after a meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels.
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Alexis Tsipras Says German Plan 'Would Lead to Crisis Without End'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned today that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end".
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Anti-German Backlash as Social Media Tweets Denounce Greece 'Coup'
A list of demands handed to the Greek government in order to secure a European bailout inspired a social media backlash against Germany and its hawkish finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble.
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German Finance Minister Hasn't Raised 'Grexit' at Eurogroup: Report
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has not raised the possibility of Greece exiting the Eurozone at crisis talks in Brussels discussing aid for Athens, Greek government officials said on Saturday.
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Yanis Varoufakis: Scourge of Greece's Creditors
Greece's maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation on today, achieved near-celebrity status with an urban-cool image and visceral attacks on the country's international creditors.
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Emergency Eurozone Summit on Greece on Tuesday
The special meeting comes as Brussels reels with the implications of what the head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the 19-country block, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, called a "very regrettable" decision.
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Eurogroup to Wait for Greek Referendum Before More Talks: Slovakia
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Wednesday to wait for the result of Greece's controversial bailout referendum before holding any more discussions on Athens's debt crisis, Slovakia said.
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Germany, France Say Greek Debt Deal Needed Saturday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Saturday would be decisive for finding a debt deal for Greece.
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Eurogroup Head Warns Against a Game of Chicken With Greece
Greece and the Eurozone should not play a game of chicken to see who can hold out longer in negotiations about more lending to Athens in exchange for reforms, the chairman of Eurozone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday.
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Greece Warns of Referendum Ahead of Debt Deal Meeting
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of tomorrow's crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of new Greek elections or even a referendum on any debt deal.
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Eurozone May Need Extra Summit to Clinch Greek Deal
Eurozone finance ministers will try again today to break a deadlock over Greece's urgent need for further financing but it may take an emergency summit of the currency bloc in the coming week to clinch any deal.
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Greek Debt Talks with Eurozone Break Down, Way Forward Uncertain
Talks between Greece and Eurozone finance ministers over the country's debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout and stick to the conditions.
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Greek Cabinet Prepares High-Risk Talks amid Default Fears
Greece's hard left government was to fine tune its economic programme today ahead of a week of high-risk international talks but with no sign so far of an imminent deal with its creditors.
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Top EU official: Cyprus bank rescue new template
A top European official said the move in Cyprus to inflict losses on banks' shareholders, bondholders and even owners of large deposits should become the bloc's default approach for dealing with ailing lenders.
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Dutch finance minister set to become new eurogroup head
The Dutch finance minister was poised today to take over as head of the eurogroup, the group of the 17 euro zone finance ministers, which would give him one of the top jobs in the euro zone's battle to end its financial crisis.
