Athens Informer

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Eurobank says it is considering buying Emporiki Bank, a local subsidiary of French lender Credit Agricole that at least one other Greek bank is eyeing. But Eurobank said Wednesday it has not submitted a formal … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of the extreme right Golden Dawn party are handing out food outside parliament, checking state identity cards to make sure only citizens of recession-hit Greece receive assistance. Hundreds stood in line at Athens … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The heads of the three parties in Greece’s new coalition government are to meet again Wednesday to try and agree on further austerity cuts strenuously demanded by the country’s bailout creditors. Despite two meetings in … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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ATHENS (Reuters) – Near-bankrupt Greece is fast running out of cash while it waits for its next installment of aid from international lenders, a deputy finance minister said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm on the country’s precarious financial position. Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — International debt inspectors started new talks Thursday with Greece’s month-old government that will determine whether the financially crippled country keeps receiving vital rescue loans or is forced to default and potentially … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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LONDON – The problem with the Olympics is that we all become instant experts on sports we know nothing about. And so we define success or failure by what we perceive them to be. Which is how a gold and silver medalist shooter named Matt Emmons came to be … Full News here – Athens [...]

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Greece is back in the spotlight this week, as the government’s official creditors return to Athens amid renewed speculation about the nation exiting the eurozone. The so-called troika of representatives from the European Union, International … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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A senior US Treasury official will travel to the capitals of Greece and Italy this week to discuss efforts to achieve economic stability and growth in Europe, the Treasury announced Monday. Charles Collyns, the Treasury’s assistant secretary for … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to discuss foreign investment in Greece. Clinton is in Greece to promote the “Hellenic Initiative,” an initiative by businessmen of … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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LONDON (AP) — Eight years later, the IOC is investigating suspected positive doping tests from the Athens Olympics that could lead to drug cheats being sanctioned retroactively. The International Olympic Committee is studying the findings to decide … Full News here – Athens – Bing News

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