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Protesters, riot police clash in Athens ahead of austerity vote

Protesters, riot police clash in Athens ahead of austerity vote

Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks and petrol bombs near the Greek finance ministry Tuesday, trying to quell the anger unleashed during mass protests and a general strike as parliament debated new cost-cutting measures.

 

Rescue Measures for Greece Advance as French Offer to Ease Debt

Under the plan, French banks would give Athens more time to pay back loans as they come due over the next three years.

 

Greece Secures Second Bailout

Greece Secures Second Bailout

Greece has secured a second bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, and it too will be on the order of €110 billion, Prime Minister George Papandreou said.

 

Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation

The crown jewels of Greece’s socialist state are now likely to go to the highest bidder.

 

Greek Banks Feel Hostage to Debt Crisis

Unlike their government, Greek banks were seen as well-managed and prudent before the crisis. Now they are struggling to find funding.

 

Eurozone delays decision on vital Greek loans

Eurozone delays decision on vital Greek loans

Hours of talks between eurozone finance ministers on the imploding finances of Greece broke up early Monday morning without the ministers signing off on a vital installment of rescue loans needed to avoid bankruptcy next month.

 

Eurozone 'to approve' Greece loan

Eurozone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg, where they are expected to approve a 12bn-euro (£10bn) loan to debt-stricken Greece.

 

Greek reshuffle, Berlin-Paris deal ease euro fears

Greek reshuffle, Berlin-Paris deal ease euro fears

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sacrificed his finance minister on Friday and put his main socialist party rival into the job in a bid to force through an unpopular austerity plan and avert bankruptcy.

 

Greek PM vows to stay, lead exit from debit crisis

Prime Minister George Papandreou has vowed to stay on and fight to pull his country out of a crippling debt crisis, facing down a revolt in his Socialist party over new but widely unpopular austerity measures....

 

S&P Slashes Greece Ratings

Standard & Poor's cut its ratings on Greece three notches on its expectations of the likelihood of one or more defaults over the next 12 months.

 

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