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Merkel offers Greek PM no extra time on bailout

Greece Bailout

Angela Merkel reassured Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday that she wanted his country to stay in the euro zone, but gave no sign of ceding to his pleas for more time to meet the tough terms of Athens' international bailout.

 

Greece's Papademos wins confidence vote on austerity measures

Greece's new prime minister, Lucas Papademos, won a crucial confidence vote Wednesday on severe austerity measures to be made in exchange for more bailout funds to help the country step back from the brink of bankruptcy.

 

Economist Papademos to lead Greece’s unity government

Economist Papademos to lead Greece’s unity government

Economist Lucas Papademos will be Greece’s next prime minister, the Greek president’s office announced Thursday, giving to a non-politician the job of passing an unpopular bailout plan before elections are held next year.

 

Papandreou says new interim government will secure debt deal

Greek PM George Papandreou says an agreement has been reached on the creation of an interim government that will secure the new debt deal.

 

Police, protesters clash in Greece

Police, protesters clash in Greece

Thousands of protesters and an equal number of police fanned out in several Greek cities Saturday evening ahead of an expected announcement by the country's prime minister that additional austerity measures are on the way.

 

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.

 

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....

 

Greek prime minister offers to step down amid power-sharing talks and protests

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou offered on Wednesday to step down and make way for a national unity government provided it supported EU/IMF bailout plans, government sources said.

 

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