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February 13, 2012Greece Passes Austerity Bill
The Greek Parliament approved a package of austerity reforms on Sunday, clearing the first of three hurdles it must overcome to qualify for a second bailout worth 130 billion euros...
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February 10, 2012Greek Austerity Deal Meets Resistance On Two Fronts
The main Greek party leaders agreed on Thursday to a last-minute deal on austerity, but the deal and new conditions imposed by Europe must still be approved by Parliament this weekend...
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February 09, 2012
Greek Leaders Reach Austerity Deal
Greece has reached an agreement with international lenders on a package of austerity measures, clearing the way for a swap to cut the nation’s debt and win its second bailout in two years...
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February 08, 2012
Greece Resumes Crisis Talks But Still Struggles With Austerity
Another deadline slipped by on Tuesday after Greece postponed a "crunch meeting" where leaders were supposed to discuss reform and agree on austerity measures that would save the country from default...
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February 07, 2012
Greeks Strike as Leaders Negotiate Austerity
Greek ports and tourist sites are closed today as public workers strike against more austerity...
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February 06, 2012
Greece Strikes Tentative Deal Over Austerity Measures
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos struck a tentative deal with political parties on Sunday over austerity measures demanded by international creditors as the terms for the release of its second, 130 billion-euro rescue package...
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February 02, 2012EU Official: Greece Needs Another €15 Billion to Survive
To reduce Greece's debt burden to 120 percent of gross domestic product within eight years, the country's international debt inspectors have calculated that Greece needs an additional 15 billion euros on top of its 130 billion-euro bailout package...
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February 02, 2012Merkel Asks China to Help with Euro, Iran
During a three-day visit to Beijing this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will ask China to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear weapons, while also seeking China's support for the ailing euro...
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January 31, 2012Europe Agrees to Fiscal Compact
Twenty-five out of 27 states in the European Union agreed to Germany's "fiscal compact" on Monday, with only Britain and the Czech Republic refusing to sign the pact for stricter budget discipline...
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January 30, 2012
Greece Derails EU Summit’s Work on Fiscal Compact, Permanent Rescue Fund
A summit in Brussels today where European leaders were meant to work on a permanent aid fund and tougher budget rules quickly devolved into a sparring match between Greece and other nations critical of Greece's half-hearted efforts to get its deficit under control...
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January 30, 2012
EU Summit to Focus on Growth and Job Creation
European leaders are expected to focus mainly on growth and job creation at a summit on Monday where they are due to approve a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and put the finishing touches on a so-called "fiscal compact" for stricter budget discipline...
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January 27, 2012Geithner Urges Euro Leaders to Bolster Crisis Fund
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned European leaders that outside support will not be forthcoming until they act to bolster their crisis fund...
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January 27, 2012
EU, IMF: Greece Must Push Through More Cuts to Receive Aid
The European Union and International Monetary Fund are asking Greece to push through more budget cuts and implement a series of long-agreed austerity measures before they will release a 130-billion euro bailout package the struggling country needs if it is to avoid a disorderly default...
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January 26, 2012UK Economic Stumbles in Late 2011 Affect U.S. Markets
One source of the mischief was the Tuesday release of the U.K.’s fourth quarter 2011 economic statement, which recorded a 0.2% drop in GDP...
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January 25, 2012Gravity of Debt Crisis Casts Shadow on World Economic Forum in Davos
The World Economic Forum kicks off today in Davos, where the main question on everyone's minds is whether the euro zone will ever get out of its debt crisis in one piece...
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