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EU/IMF lenders to resume Greece inspection after stress tests [Update]
Greece's EU and IMF lenders are leaving Athens after the first round of talks on a crucial bailout review and will return after European bank stress test results are announced, Greek officials said on Tuesday.
SYRIZA attacks 'empty handed' Samaras in wake of Berlin meeting
One day after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel where he set out how Athens could exit its adjustment program and cover its financing needs from next year, leftist opposition SYRIZA attacked the conservative leader saying talks in Berlin had produced zero results.
Greece sees early exit from EU/IMF bailout, PM says
Greece can exit its EU/IMF bailout earlier than expected and can cover its own funding needs next year, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said in Berlin on Tuesday after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Angarski: Closing Down KTB Would Lead to Systemic Risk
The Expert Consultative Council on KTB has drafted a bailout plan for the bank that requires no use of public funds, a prominent Bulgarian economist and financier has said.
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Euro bailouts cause Germans more angst than Ukraine, poll finds
Germans are much more worried about how the lingering effects of the eurozone crisis will impact their pockets than the risk of getting involved in foreign conflicts like Ukraine, according to an annual survey of German angst released on Thursday.
Greek quest for debt relief faces hurdles in Paris
As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras tries to follow Ireland and Portugal out the bailout exit door, he faces a month of bargaining.
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Bulgaria's KTB Can Be Rescued, Experts Say
The Expert Consultative Council on KTB, a Bulgarian business representatives' group, has proposed a list of measures to rescue the troubled lender without burden to taxpayers.
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EFSF OKs 1-mln-euro sub-tranche
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Wednesday approved the disbursement of a 1-billion-euro sub-tranche of bailout loans to Greece.
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Europe mulls handing back reins of reform to Athens
By John O'Donnell & Renee Maltezou
Brussels is considering scrapping the troika that supervises Greek reforms to allow Athens to pursue its own plan to bolster the economy in return for a drip-feed of debt relief, European officials say.