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Street protests erupt as Greek lawmakers debate austerity plan

July 15, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek anti-austerity demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at police in front of the country’s parliament building Wednesday, just as lawmakers began

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Greece gets reprieve but difficulties far from over

July 14, 2015 Mil Arcega of VOANews euro zone, Greece

Following marathon negotiations over several days, European leaders announced a tentative agreement Monday to provide Greece with another bailout, its

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Greek PM faces full-blown political crisis

July 14, 2015July 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Having agreed a last minute deal with euro zone partners to discuss a new bailout loan for Greece, Prime Minister

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World stocks soar as Greece agrees on European bailout

July 14, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

World stock markets soared Monday in the hours after debt-wracked Greece and its European neighbors agreed on a path for

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EU, Greece reach agreement on new bailout deal

July 13, 2015July 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

Leaders of 19 euro zone countries reached an agreement to offer Greece a new bailout deal after 17 hours of

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Europe struggling to reach Greek bailout deal

July 12, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Skeptical European finance chiefs struggled Sunday to reach an accord with debt-wracked Greece over its latest austerity plan, voicing doubts

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Deal on Greek loan terms eludes euro zone ministers

July 12, 2015July 13, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Euro zone finance ministers will resume talks on a bailout for debt-ridden Greece on Sunday, after eight hours of discussions

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Greeks fear bailout deal could threaten tourism lifeblood

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews euro zone, Greece

Amid the sounds of buskers playing Greek folk music, thousands of tourists wander among the ruins of the Acropolis that

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Greek parliament approves economic reform plans

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

The Greek parliament has approved the government’s new economic reform plans aimed at getting another badly-needed bailout from the European

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