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Greek Parliament Approves Bailout After All-Night Debate
Greek lawmakers finally voted through the country's third international bailout today after a bitter all-night debate, hours before European finance ministers were due to meet to approve the deal with Germany digging in its heels.
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Greek Finance Minister Confident of Debt Deal After Vote: Report
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said there was a "100 per cent chance" Athens will reach an agreement with its international creditors after a bailout referendum due on Sunday, BBC News reported.
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Confirms Country Will Not Pay IMF Today
Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his country would not make the deadline on Tuesday for a key payment to the International Monetary Fund.
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In? Out? In Between? A Greek Legal Riddle For European Union
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has told Greeks that saying 'No' to a bailout deal would be a vote to ditch the euro. Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said Greece had no intention of quitting and cannot be forced out.
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Yanis Varoufakis Says 'Angela Merkel Holds Key' to Greek Crisis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said today that German Chancellor Angela Merkel "holds the key" to resolving his country's crisis, while stressing Athens remains open to further talks with international creditors.
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Greek Minister Says Proposed Deal 'Clearly Unviable'
Greece is being put before a "clearly unviable" agreement by its EU-IMF creditors but remains committed to staying in the eurozone, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told Irish radio today.
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Greece's Varoufakis to Meet German Finance Minister Today
Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will meet today in Berlin with his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis, amid contentious negotiations between Greece and its creditors, the German ministry said.
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Greece Would Prioritise Pensions and Salaries Over IMF Payment: Yanis Varoufakis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday that Greece would prioritise pension and salary payments next month if it did not have the funds to pay these as well as expiring debts to its international lenders.
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Wife Shields Greek Finance Minister from Anarchist Attack at Restaurant
A group of self-styled anarchists threw glass objects at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae at an Athens restaurant late on Tuesday, but she hugged him to shield him from the attack, the finance ministry said.
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Greek Finance Minister in Anarchist Restaurant Showdown
Greece's maverick Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis today said he had been involved in a tense showdown with anarchists who confronted him while dining at a restaurant.
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Greece Agrees to Repay International Monetary Fund Debt by April 9: Christine Lagarde
Greece has agreed to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund by April 9, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
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Blame Game Only Helps Europe's Enemies, Says Greek Finance Minister
Finger-pointing between Germany and Greece will only play into the hands of Europe's enemies, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said today, pleading for the two countries to bury the hatchet.
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German TV Presenter Admits Faking Yanis Varoufakis Middle-Finger Video
A German TV presenter admitted on Wednesday to faking a video showing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis giving the middle-finger gesture to Germany, after the politician vehemently contested its authenticity.
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Greece Warns of Referendum Ahead of Debt Deal Meeting
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of tomorrow's crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of new Greek elections or even a referendum on any debt deal.
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Greek Debt Talks with Eurozone Break Down, Way Forward Uncertain
Talks between Greece and Eurozone finance ministers over the country's debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout and stick to the conditions.
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Greek Parliament Approves Bailout After All-Night Debate
Greek lawmakers finally voted through the country's third international bailout today after a bitter all-night debate, hours before European finance ministers were due to meet to approve the deal with Germany digging in its heels.
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Greek Finance Minister Confident of Debt Deal After Vote: Report
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said there was a "100 per cent chance" Athens will reach an agreement with its international creditors after a bailout referendum due on Sunday, BBC News reported.
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Confirms Country Will Not Pay IMF Today
Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his country would not make the deadline on Tuesday for a key payment to the International Monetary Fund.
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In? Out? In Between? A Greek Legal Riddle For European Union
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has told Greeks that saying 'No' to a bailout deal would be a vote to ditch the euro. Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said Greece had no intention of quitting and cannot be forced out.
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Yanis Varoufakis Says 'Angela Merkel Holds Key' to Greek Crisis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said today that German Chancellor Angela Merkel "holds the key" to resolving his country's crisis, while stressing Athens remains open to further talks with international creditors.
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Greek Minister Says Proposed Deal 'Clearly Unviable'
Greece is being put before a "clearly unviable" agreement by its EU-IMF creditors but remains committed to staying in the eurozone, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told Irish radio today.
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Greece's Varoufakis to Meet German Finance Minister Today
Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will meet today in Berlin with his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis, amid contentious negotiations between Greece and its creditors, the German ministry said.
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Greece Would Prioritise Pensions and Salaries Over IMF Payment: Yanis Varoufakis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday that Greece would prioritise pension and salary payments next month if it did not have the funds to pay these as well as expiring debts to its international lenders.
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Wife Shields Greek Finance Minister from Anarchist Attack at Restaurant
A group of self-styled anarchists threw glass objects at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae at an Athens restaurant late on Tuesday, but she hugged him to shield him from the attack, the finance ministry said.
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Greek Finance Minister in Anarchist Restaurant Showdown
Greece's maverick Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis today said he had been involved in a tense showdown with anarchists who confronted him while dining at a restaurant.
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Greece Agrees to Repay International Monetary Fund Debt by April 9: Christine Lagarde
Greece has agreed to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund by April 9, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
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Blame Game Only Helps Europe's Enemies, Says Greek Finance Minister
Finger-pointing between Germany and Greece will only play into the hands of Europe's enemies, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said today, pleading for the two countries to bury the hatchet.
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German TV Presenter Admits Faking Yanis Varoufakis Middle-Finger Video
A German TV presenter admitted on Wednesday to faking a video showing Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis giving the middle-finger gesture to Germany, after the politician vehemently contested its authenticity.
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Greece Warns of Referendum Ahead of Debt Deal Meeting
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of tomorrow's crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of new Greek elections or even a referendum on any debt deal.
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Greek Debt Talks with Eurozone Break Down, Way Forward Uncertain
Talks between Greece and Eurozone finance ministers over the country's debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout and stick to the conditions.
