Greece, Its Back to the Wall, Adopts Austerity Steps – The New York Times

Protesters clashed with the police in Athens as Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, considered elements of the new bailout deal. By Reuters on Publish Date July 15, 2015. Photo by Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press. Watch in Times Video » Violent Protests in Greece Before Vote ATHENS — Under threat from the nation’s creditors to move quickly…

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Greek civil service workers announce 24-hour strike after bailout deal | Daily Mail Online

Greece goes on strike: Civil service workers announce 24-hour walkout after government gives in to creditors… as summit insider reveals leaders’ furious rows in tense talks Civil service workers in Greece announced 24-hour strike for Wednesday Union Adedy to protest bailout terms on day parliament votes on measures Eurozone leaders spent all night thrashing out…

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Tsipras Moves From Predator to Prey at Euro ‘Torture’ Summit – Bloomberg Business

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Leaders from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on down fretted about the “trust” shattered by Tsipras during more than five months in power, which was the European way of saying that the anti-austerity populist had to bend. It was a night that…

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Greece talks: ‘Sorry, but there is no way you are leaving this room’ – FT.com

The closest Greece has come to leaving the eurozone was at around 6am on Monday morning, just as dawn was breaking over Brussels. Alexis Tsipras of Greece and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, decided after 14 hours of anguished talks that they had reached a dead end. With no room for compromise, neither saw any reason to…

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Relief — and much anger — in Greece as Tsipras clinches deal | Reuters

ATHENS Greeks greeted news of a deal with creditors on Monday with a measure of relief mixed with much anger, particularly at Germany, after it became clear Greece will have to swallow more austerity that could fracture the government and spark a backlash.  A sleep-deprived Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will fly back to Athens to…

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Eurozone leaders reach deal on Greece – FT.com

©EPA Greece on Monday caved in to an ultimatum from Germany and its other creditors and agreed to rush through long-resisted economic reforms in just three days in a desperate bid to secure a €82bn-€86bn rescue and stay in the eurozone. Worn down by a 17-hour eurozone leaders’ summit that capped a weekend of talks, Greek premier…

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Euro zone strikes deal with Greece after all-night struggle | Reuters

BRUSSELS Euro zone leaders made Greece surrender much of its sovereignty to outside supervision on Monday in return for agreeing to talks on an 86 billion euros bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in the single currency.  The terms imposed by international lenders led by Germany in all-night talks at an emergency summit obliged leftist…

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