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Diplomacy
Greek Islands Shown as Turkish in French Newspaper Provokes Complaint
Greece has issued a complaint to the popular French newspaper Le Monde for showing Greek islands on a map as being Turkish territories.
The map was published by Le Monde as part of a feature on the Turkish election results....
Economy
Eurogroup Chief: Discussion of Greek Debt Relief Not a Taboo
The discussion for the relief of the Greek debt is not a taboo, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijesslbloem stated in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde on Thursday noting that "progress has been made in the negotiations in the...
Economy
Critical Dates for Greece's Financing Set in the European Summit
French newspaper Le Monde published a very informative article, regarding Greece’s financing until the end of August. In a detailed table the newspaper presented what was discussed in the Summit between seven European leaders, noting the most critical dates...
Business
Greek FinMin: We Won't Recall Privatizations due to be Completed
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis appeared reassuring that the SYRIZA-led government does not intent to recall privatizations that are close to be complete, while he characterized the Chinese colossal shipping and logistics company Cosco investment in the Port of Piraeus as...
Europe
Merkel: ‘If Greece Quits Euro, All EU countries Will’
According to French newspaper Le Monde, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reported at the summit on December 19 that if Greece quits the euro, then all members of the monetary union would follow the same path.
The French newspaper, invoking conversations...
Greece
International Media Continues Reports on Greek Crisis
Around the world, media broadcasts news about the repeat elections in Greece. Reuters, CNN, Le Monde, Spiegel, Guardian and Corriere della Sera are only some of the big international news agencies which have reported emergency news from Greece the...
Greece
International Press Focuses on 'New' Political Figures
The early exit polls, which became public minutes after the end of the voting process, show that the end of the bipartisanism in Greece has come.
New Democracy party appears to be first, though it is not clear yet. To...
Europe
Former Greek PM Simitis Says “Greece Did Not Cheat”
In an article published in French “Le Monde” daily on November 16 issue, former Greek PM Costas Simitis supports that Greece did not enter the EMU by presenting falsified economic data as claimed by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy...