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Greece, OECD agree to work together on reforms
Greece and the OECD agreed on Wednesday to work together on reforms to the Greek economy, but Athens insisted it would not let outsiders decide what policies it should adopt.
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PM A. Tsipras – OECD A. Gurria present positions
“The new government has committed to implement reforms needed by Greece” stated Alexis Tsipras during his joint speech with Angel Gurria of the OECD. “Anything that previous governments did not dare to do, we can, because we have made commitments and we have no strings attached.
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Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comfortably won a confidence vote on his plan to cancel a deeply unpopular bailout program and challenge European leaders as both sides prepare for a showdown at meetings in Brussels this week.
China says 'knows nothing' about aid offer for Greece
China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it had no knowledge of any offer by Beijing for aid to Greece after Greece's deputy foreign minister said China had offered economic support even though Athens had not requested it.
German parliament less willing to help Greece, Merkel ally says
Direct provocation by the new government in Athens is making politicians in Germany less willing to agree to further help for Greece, a senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Europe stocks little changed as investors await Greek debt talks
European stocks were little changed before a meeting between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his euro-area counterparts in Brussels.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 0.1 percent to 372.56 at 8:07 a.m. in London. Stocks climbed Tuesday amid investor optimism that Greece can reach an agreement on new bailout terms with its euro-region creditors.
Tsipras Gets Green Light On Forming New Greek Government
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras won the confidence vote in Greek parliament on Tuesday. He is to form a government consisting of his left-wing party SYRIZA and coalition partner, the righ-wing conservatives from ANEL.
Greece's new government wins confidence vote in parliament
Greece's SYRIZA-led government has won a confidence vote in Parliament, ahead of high-stakes talks in Brussels with bailout creditors.
Lawmakers voted 162-137 for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government, elected on January 25 on a platform pledging to radically overhaul austerity in the financially struggling country.
Tsipras: Greece 'cannot return to age of bailouts, submission'
Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday that the country "cannot return to an age of bailouts and suppression," ahead of critical talks with Athens's EU creditors.
"There is no return," he said in a speech to parliament the day before Greece presents a proposal for a new reform deal at an extraordinary meeting of eurozone foreign ministers in Brussels. [AFP]
New Greek govt given vote of confidence — Now comes the hard part
Greece’s Parliament provided a widely expected vote of confidence to the leftist-dominated SYRIZA coalition government early Wednesday morning, hours before a crucial Eurogroup meeting is expected to signal whether eurozone lenders will grant the recession-plagued country a credit line — until the summer — without austerity-mandated strings attached.