Athens Informer

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was expected in Athens on Thursday for a meeting with Greece’s government leader Antonis Samaras. The two are expected to discuss recent developments in the eurozone and the key priorities in the remaining weeks of Ireland’… … Full News here – Latest News

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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras insisted on Tuesday that attracting foreign investment to Greece was the country’s best hope of overcoming its devastating unemployment problem, as he met with officials from Russian giant Gazprom, which is in pole position … … Full News here – Latest News

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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is attempting to arrange a meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington in early June, Kathimerini has learned. The Greek premier will be in the US capital to speak at the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum, wh… … Full News here – Latest News

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A fresh round of discussions between the representatives of the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras due on Saturday was called off at the last minute. The postponement came as a… … Full News here – Latest News

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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras held a meeting in Athens on Friday with member companies of the Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce and Industry (HEDA), part of the government’s effort to retain the support of foreign companies in its campaign to st… … Full News here – Latest News

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The Cypriot parliament will not debate a possible levy on bank deposits until after finance ministers of the 17-nation euro zone meet on Sunday, a senior lawmaker said on Saturday. “We will meet after the Eurogroup meeting. I don’t know when,” the lawmake… … Full News here – Latest News

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All issues remained open after Sunday’s meeting between Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the representatives of the country’s international creditors. Talks “were conducted in a very good atmosphere and they understand our arguments, a top ministry … … Full News here – Latest News

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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is due to meet with troika representatives tomorrow afternoon in a bid to resolve several issues, including that of civil servant numbers. The troika is believed to be insisting for more details about the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is due to meet with troika representatives Sunday afternoon in a bid to resolve several issues, including that of civil servant numbers. The troika is believed to be insisting for more details about the government’s mobi… … Full News here – Latest News

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A bid by a Thessaloniki prosecutor to diffuse an intensifying dispute over a gold mining project in Skouries, near Halkidiki, by summoning local police and authorities as well as representatives of citizens’ groups that oppose the venture fell through on … … Full News here – Latest News

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A meeting on Wednesday of the Joint Greece-Qatar Cooperation Committee, under the chairmanship of Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarakis and the chief executive of Qatar Holdings, Ahmad Al-Sayed, will focus on the joint subsidy fund for small and med… … Full News here – Latest News

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Panos Panayiotopoulos (right) speaks to US counterpart Leon Panetta at NATO talks in Brussels yesterday. NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged members to up their defense spending. Of 28 members, only the US, UK and Greece spent over 2 percent of GDP… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Housing Authority meeting change The Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will meet this Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Prisley-Wells Commissioner Building, 10 Hope Drive, Athens. The change in meeting date is due to Monday's observance of Presidents Day. Full News here – Read more on The Athens Messenger

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“Just as Greece is making it, Cyprus will also make it,” Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said yesterday in Limassol, where he was attending a meeting of the European People’s Party. Conservative leaders backed plans for a 17-billion-euro bailout for… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said she expected eurozone finance ministers to green-light the payment of a next tranche of loans for Greece and hailed the debt-hit nation’s reform drive. Greece’s bond buyback qualifies it for delayed aid, Me… … Full News here – Latest News

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