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Greece on "knife edge" in push to agree bailout

February 5th, 2012 at 05:22pm Under Greek News

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's prime minister scrambled Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro rescue, after his finance minister said just hours remained to clinch a deal to avoid a messy default. A technocrat appointed in November, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is fighting to prevent cash-strapped Greece from sinking into a chaotic default when big bond …

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Greece on a 'knife edge' as deadline for bailout looms

February 5th, 2012 at 03:10pm Under Greek News

Greece's prime minister scrambled to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a €130 billion rescue package today, after his finance minister said just hours remain before the euro zone leaves the country to its fate.

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Greece on "knife edge" in last hours to agree bailout

February 5th, 2012 at 12:09pm Under Greek News

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's prime minister scrambled on Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro (108 billion pound) rescue, after his finance minister said just hours …

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Greece Agrees to Harsh New Spending Cuts

February 5th, 2012 at 03:57am Under Greek News

The interim government agreed to cut spending this year by 1.5 percent of Greece’s gross domestic product, but members have yet to agree on details of austerity measures.

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Greece Agrees to Harsh New Spending Cuts

February 5th, 2012 at 03:48am Under Greek News

The interim government agreed to cut spending this year by 1.5 percent of Greece’s gross domestic product, but members have yet to agree on details of austerity measures.

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Greece Sets Sunday Deadline For Debt Talks

February 5th, 2012 at 12:56am Under Greek News

Greece is under heavy pressure from its creditors to implement further austerity and structural measures if it wants to get a second, euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout, and avoid bankruptcy.

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Euro zone loses patience with Greece

February 4th, 2012 at 11:38pm Under Greek News

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF. Euro zone ministers had hoped to meet on Monday to finalize the second Greek bailout, which has to be in place by mid-March …

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Eurozone loses patience with Greece

February 4th, 2012 at 11:37pm Under Greek News

Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second …

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Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default

February 4th, 2012 at 10:58pm Under Greek News

BERLIN (Reuters) – The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday. In an advance copy of comments to news weekly Der Spiegel, Jean-Claude Juncker was quoted as saying Greece could no longer expect solidarity from other euro zone members if it …

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Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue

February 4th, 2012 at 08:42pm Under Greek News

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday. Athens has wrangled without success for weeks with lenders and private bondholders on the bailout package and a bond swap plan, putting itself …

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