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Europe ponders next move after Greece rejects bailout

July 6, 2015 VOANews Greece

“Europe is facing a difficult moment, but it is not in difficulty itself,” French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Monday

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Varoufakis resigns as Greek finance minister

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation as Greece’s finance minister on July 6, saying that some Eurogroup participants “and assorted ‘partners’”

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European Parliament President on Greek referendum result: ‘This is a difficult day’

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, European Parliament, Greece

European Parliament President Martin Schulz, speaking after the “no” outcome in the July 5 referendum, said that he hoped that

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Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem: ‘Result very regrettable for future of Greece’

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The result of the Greek July 5 referendum is “very regrettable for the future of Greece,” Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem

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Tsipras after ‘no’ vote in referendum: A ‘day of celebration’

July 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

“Today is a day of celebration because democracy is a cause to celebrate, to be joyful. And when democracy conquers

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EC ‘respects results’ of Greece referendum, Merkel and Hollande to meet

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The European Commission takes note of and respects the result of the referendum in Greece, the Commission said on July

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Early Greek vote count shows big rejection of more austerity

July 5, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Greece

Greek voters are overwhelmingly rejecting a demand by the country’s lenders to impose more austerity measures on them in exchange

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Greeks vote no in July 5 referendum – initial results

July 5, 2015July 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

More than 60 per cent of Greece’s electorate have voted no in the country’s July 5 referendum, Greek and international

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Bulgaria tells holidaymakers heading for Greece to take cash, have full petrol tanks

July 5, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has made seven recommendations to the country’s holidaymakers heading to Greece, including to fill their tanks with

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