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Tsipras ‘confident’ of meeting deadline for reform proposals

July 8, 2015July 9, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday he is confident of meeting an end of the week “final deadline” European

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Greece given until July 12 to make debt proposals at full EU summit

July 8, 2015 Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

A special EU summit has been convened for Sunday July 12, after an emergency eurozone leaders’ meeting finished without a

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Greece offers bailout ‘improvements,’ angers European leaders

July 7, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone, Greece

Debt-wracked Greece said Tuesday that it had made “improvements” in its financial plan in hopes of collecting more bailout money,

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Opinion: Varoufakis’ resignation comes too late

July 6, 2015 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has probably done his country the best service he can by stepping down. His move

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ECB: No additional liquidity assistance to Greek banks

July 6, 2015July 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 6 that it was maintaining emergency liquidity assistance for Greek banks at

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Greece to offer new bailout proposal to its lenders

July 6, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece was no closer Monday to reaching a new bailout deal with its international creditors, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Dombrovskis: ‘No’ vote widens gap between Greece and other euro zone countries

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

The place of Greece is and remains in Europe, but the “no” vote on July 5 has widened the gap

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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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