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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced his resignation in a televised address to the debt ridden nation which is centre of Eurozone crisis. He has submitted his resignation to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and called for snap elections as early ..

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Greece agrees bailout deal 'in principle' with its creditors

Greece has agreed a new in principle multi-billion euro bailout deal with its creditors. It was announced by the European Commission (EC) after series of marathon talks between Greece and its lenders in Athens. In this regard a technical agreement ..

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Greece becomes first developed nation to default IMF debt

Greece has become the first developed nation to default on International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt. It has defaulted on a 1.7 billion dollars payment to IMF. The deadline for debt payment was missed by Greece after Eurozone Finance Ministers refused ..

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Greek Parliament elects Zoe Konstantopoulou as its new President

Greek Parliament has elected Zoe Konstantopoulou, a member of the left wing party Syriza as its new President. She was elected after receiving a record number of 235 of 300 deputies’ votes in the Parliament. With this win, she has the ..

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Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greece's general elections

In Greece, anti-austerity Syriza party has won general election. In this election Syriza party has won about half the seats in Parliament. While the earlier ruling government led by outgoing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of centre-right New Democracy party has ..

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Greece dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has dissolved the country’s parliament ahead of snap elections to be held on 25 January. Dissolution of Parliament comes after it failed to elect the President in the third and final round of voting. In ..

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