Greek PM hails debt compromise, public skeptical
ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Antonis Samaras welcomed a debt deal agreed by lenders to unlock aid, promising skeptical Greeks a new dawn after months of haggling under the threat of bankruptcy....
View ArticleGreek PM to reshuffle cabinet after new loan tranche - sources
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will reshuffle his cabinet to give a bigger role to junior coalition party members once he has secured a vital loan tranche in the next few...
View ArticleGerman MPs to vote on Greek loan tranche next week
Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament will vote on the release of the latest tranche of aid for Greece next week and Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are confident it will be approved,...
View ArticleLone German Keynesian Advocates Pooling Euro Debt
In his office at the six-century-old University of Wuerzburg, Peter Bofinger contemplates the fate of his country under the weight of the European sovereign-debt crisis. “Germany would be the biggest...
View ArticleEurogroup pulls nightshift to seal Greek deal
Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have tried twice to establish a long-term plan for Greece. Now it is ready - but it may be much too ambitious. This agreement took three...
View ArticleGermany's response to the Greek debt crisis seen hampered by Merkel's...
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece. Her strategy: Do just enough to keep Greece afloat but spare...
View Article>Merkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece. Her strategy: Do just enough to keep Greece afloat but spare...
View ArticleMerkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file picture Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speak after their statements to the media at the...
View ArticleGermany will back Greek aid but wary of hints at haircut
BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers are likely to approve the release of Greek aid immediately despite suspicions that talks on a debt write-down have just been delayed until after Germany's 2013...
View ArticleGermany will back Greek aid but war of hints at haircut
German lawmakers are likely to approve the release of Greek aid immediately despite suspicions that talks on a debt write-down have just been delayed until after Germany’s 2013 elections. Chancellor...
View ArticleGerman right won't snub Merkel in Greek vote: ally
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel will not need votes from opponents on the left to get a bailout for Greece through the German parliament, a senior ally said on Thursday, despite a growing revolt...
View ArticleGerman right won't snub Merkel in Greek vote -ally
BERLIN Nov 29 (Reuters) - Angela Merkel will not need votes from opponents on the left to get a bailout for Greece through the German parliament, a senior ally said on Thursday, despite a growing...
View ArticleOpinion: Solidarity with Greece carries heavy price
This third installment of bailout aid, which is being fast-tracked through not only Germany's parliament, but several around Europe at the moment, won't be the last. Despite all the assurances being...
View ArticleGerman right won't snub Merkel in Greek vote, ally says
Angela Merkel will not need votes from opponents on the left to get a bailout for Greece through the German parliament, a senior ally said on Thursday, despite a growing revolt within the chancellor's...
View ArticleGreece: Eurozone ministers to make crunch decision
Eurozone finance ministers meet later to decide whether to release the next 33bn euros ($42bn; £27bn) of bailout cash needed by Greece to stay afloat. On the agenda will be a two-year delay to...
View ArticleGreek PM hails debt compromise, opposition skeptical
ATHENS (Reuters) - A bleary-eyed Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras welcomed on Tuesday an agreement by international lenders to help cut his country's debt and unblock bailout money to avert...
View ArticleGreek PM hails debt cut deal, opposition unconvinced
ATHENS (Reuters) - A bleary-eyed Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras welcomed on Tuesday an agreement by international lenders to help cut his country's debt and unblock vital flows of bailout money....
View ArticleIMF, eurozone countries clash over Greek debt
European countries are pushing for additional credit lines and guarantees. The IMF is opposed to any debt extensions. Now many emerging countries remember the harsh conditions they endured in the...
View ArticleGreek aid is patchwork, ex-foreign minister says
Fresh financial aid is nothing but a brief respite for Greece, says former Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas. In an interview with DW, the member of European Parliament urged debt relief for...
View ArticleGreek aid is patchwork, former foreign minister says
Fresh financial aid is nothing but a brief respite for Greece, says former Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas. In an interview with DW, the member of European Parliament urged debt relief for...
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