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Special European Council meeting cancelled as euro zone leaders press on with talks

July 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

European Council President Donald Tusk said on July 12 that he had cancelled the special meeting of the 28 EU

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Borissov: How come Greeks are asking for money if they declared a victory?

July 12, 2015July 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Greece

A possible meeting on July 12 of the European Council, planned should Eurogroup finance ministers agree on a plan for

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Europe 

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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Europe 

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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Greece meets deadline for proposals in new bailout bid

July 10, 2015July 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

Greece’s government met the July 9 midnight deadline it had faced to submit proposals in a bid to get a

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IMF sees economic recovery in euro zone ‘broadly on track’

July 9, 2015July 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, IMF

The economic recovery in the euro area seems broadly on track, with a generally robust recovery in domestic demand and

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Europe 

Greece promises reforms in bid for debt relief

July 9, 2015July 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

The Greek government submitted on Wednesday its formal request for a new aid package in an attempt to avoid exiting

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Europe 

Greece’s poor more worried about survival than euro’s future

July 8, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews euro zone, Greece

As Europe’s politicians debate the future of Greece in the eurozone, the economic arguments seem distant for many Greeks living

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