Greece
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Athens prepares a compromise before Eurogroup
Plan entails ‘bridge program’ to September, possible use of loan tranche.
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Minimum salary for under-25s to be raised
The restoration of the minimum salary to 751 euros a month will be gradually implemented by 2016.
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Germany brushes off WWII reparation claims
Germany’s Vice Chancellor claims that the matter was settled following German reunification in 1990.
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Emergency shelters open as temperatures drop in Greece
Ferries halted and roads delayed as cold snap causes chaos.
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Alexis Tsipras not backing down on revoking austerity measures
Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras says he would not “negotiate” the country’s sovereignty.
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Dozens evacuated in Evros amid widespread flooding
Numerous homes and businesses have been flooded but no injuries or deaths have been reported.
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Varoufakis: euro will collapse if Greece exits
Greece’s finance minister says Greece’s debt problems must be solved as part of a rejection of austerity policies for the euro zone as a whole.
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Tax evaders beware
Crack down coming on wealthy Greeks who are unable to justify the source of their income.
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Samaras defends place at helm of New Democracy
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras says he is staying put after election defeat.
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Varoufakis looking for plan to bridge gap after Schaeuble talks
The two ministers appeared far apart on their views about how Greece’s relationship with its lenders should evolve.