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Samaras dismisses talk of early election over ERT

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Sunday dismissed talk of an early election over the abrupt closure of the state broadcaster, which brought protests from viewers, workers, the opposition and his coalition partners. Samaras defended his decision to close … … Full News here – Latest News

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6/15/2013: Front Page: Samaras offers a compromise ahead of leaders’ talks

A compromise between the three parties that make up Greece’s coalition was being sought yesterday after New Democracy clashed with PASOK and Democratic Left over the closing down of public broadcaster ERT, a dispute that has put the government’s… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Samaras bids to defuse coalition row over ERT closure by agreeing to Monday talks with partners

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved to defuse a political crisis over the government’s abrupt closure of state broadcaster ERT that prompted a nationwide strike on Thursday and brought thousands into the streets in protest. Samaras, who has branded… … Full News here – Latest News

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Samaras brave-faced over DEPA let-down

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sought on Tuesday to put on a brave face following the failure by Russia’s Gazprom to bid for Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), declaring during a joint press conference with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Jun… … Full News here – Latest News

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Samaras rules out more austerity measures to make up for gas privatization failure

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras ruled out on Tuesday any possibility of the government adopting new austerity measures to make up for its failure to sell gas firm DEPA. Samaras was speaking after a meeting Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker in A… … Full News here – Latest News

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Samaras to meet advisers, coalition partners ahead of troika officials’ return

Following an official trip to Finland, where Greece’s reform efforts were discussed in the light of an International Monetary Fund report admitting to serious errors in the country’s foreign bailout, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is due to meet with advi… … Full News here – Latest News

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Samaras, Stournaras at odds over tapping bond market

Contacts between the prime minister’s office with foreign investors and major investment fund managers in the last few months have been particularly frequent, signalling that investors are becoming more aware of the opportunities emerging in the Greek eco… … Full News here – Latest News

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Irish example inspires Samaras

Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras said yesterday that he sees Ireland as the “successful example” Greece should follow to overcome the crisis as he held talks in Athens with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny. Samaras praised the way fellow conservative… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Irish premier in Athens for meeting with Samaras

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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Samaras meeting with Gazprom CEO paves way for gas privatization

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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Greece hopeful on TAP pipeline after Samaras visit to Azerbaijan

The government is hopeful that Azerbaijan will choose to transport its natural gas via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which will pass through Greece, following Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s visit to Baku on Sunday. “We are in the final stretch so t… … Full News here – Latest News

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As visit to China concludes, Samaras offers incentives to invest in Greece

Any Chinese person investing more than 250,000 euros in real estate in Greece will be given a five-year residence permit without having to fulfill any other criteria, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told a business conference in Shanghai on Saturday. The G… … Full News here – Latest News

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Samaras invites Chinese to join ‘Greek success story’

Greek Prime Antonis Samaras invited the Chinese business community to invest in Greece and take part in the “Greek success story” during an official trip to China where he is scheduled to hold talk with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. Speaking at the … … Full News here – Latest News

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American Jewish Committee slams Golden Dawn’s bigotry, racism ahead of Samaras visit to US

The American Jewish Committee has slammed Golden Dawn for its «bigoted, xenophobic worldview» after the party posted a message on its website criticizing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for attending AJC’s Global Forum later this month. The statement on th… … Full News here – Latest News

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4/25/2013: Front Page: Samaras, Venizelos hit the road

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos are due to make a rare public appearance together today following a day of friction in the coalition government after the Socialists demand for Greece to lower value-added tax in the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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