Greece
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Last major austerity package, says eurozone official
Head of Euro Working Group says funding and debt sustainability should not cause undue concern
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Bank results take beating from debt haircut
Eurobank will need 5.8 billion euros and Piraeus Bank another 7.3 billion in the context of the planned recapitalization to satisfy their capital requirements
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SYRIZA chief finds inspiration for Greece in Brazil
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said Greece should see Brazil as an example of how to get out of its economic crisis
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PM pledges 1 billion euros of arrears will be settled by end of 2012
One billion euros in state arrears will be disbursed by the end of the year after Greece received 34.3 billion euros in bailout funding this week
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Greeks most pessimistic in EU, survey finds
Only 22 percent of Greek households are satisfied with their financial situation, when the European Union average is nearly three times that
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ECB gives Greece another boost
State bonds restored as accepted collateral for the supply of liquidity to the country’s banks
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MPs vote to drop Lagarde list probe
Parliament’s institutions and transparency committee decided by a narrow majority on Tuesday to stop probing the handling of the Lagarde list
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Finance Ministry shakes up tax collection to boost revenues
Dozens of officials being moved as Greece tries to improve gathering of revenues
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Samaras draws parallel with Adenauer, aims for hands-on approch
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras promised to adopt a much more hands-on role in ensuring that his government meets its targets
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Cyprus says financing secured, no danger of default
Cyprus said on Tuesday it would not default on its payments and had secured necessary financing to meet its immediate requirements