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Fourth arrest over Varoufakis assault in March
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man in relation with the beating of Yanis Varoufakis almost two months ago.
The MeRA25 leader and former finance minister was assaulted at a taverna in the city center district of Exarchia on March 10.
He blamed "hired thugs" for the assault, in which he suffered a fractured nose.
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Second youth arrested in connection with Varoufakis assault
A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to the attack by a group of people on the leader of the MeRA25 party, Yanis Varoufakis, on Friday in a restaurant in the Exarchia district of central Athens.
Meanwhile, the 17-year-old who was arrested for recording the attack on his phone will appear before a prosecutor on Wednesday.
Varoufakis says he will accept police protection after attack
Yanis Varoufakis, leader of the small party MeRA25, said on Tuesday he had decided to accept the police protection provided by the Citizen Protection Ministry, after he was viciously attacked outside a restaurant in central Athens on Friday night.
Lawmaker Varoufakis attacked in Exarchia, has nose broken
A group of people attacked MP and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis at a restaurant in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia, breaking his nose.
The group spotted Varoufakis at the restaurant on Valtetsiou St., or was informed of his presence, and confronted him; one or more of the group eventually hit Varoufakis in the face.
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National plan shaped by top economists
The government has ordered the drafting of a new Growth Plan for the Greek Economy - one that responds to market demand to determine the country's economic model so as to facilitate investment decisions.
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Tsakalotos: If Regling were my student I would fail him
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has slammed ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling after the latter said that the tactics of former finance minister Yannis Varoufakis cost Greece 100 billion euros.
In an interview with Open TV late Thursday, Tsakalotos denounced Regling's allegations as groundless, adding that if he were his student, he would fail him.
EU official voices concern over Greek PM handouts
"Relief measures" announced by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ahead of municipal and European Parliament elections appear to have raised concerns among EU governments over the country's efforts to meet its pledges to lenders.
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