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Merkel supports Samaras

17 June 2013

On 16 June, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on the phone with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and “expressed her respect and support for the Greek government’s clear policy of reforms,” according to a statement released by the German government. “Greece has already made...

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European Central Bank : Schäuble reaffirms support for ECB’s “big bazooka” - 11/06/2013

Eurozone : German court scrutinises ECB’s bond programme - 10/06/2013

Eurozone : Task force back in Greece - 06/06/2013

ECB “ready to act” - 06/06/2013

Eurozone : Greece: Commission “fundamentally disagrees” with IMF - 06/06/2013

Eurozone : IMF admits mistakes, criticises Troika - 06/06/2013

Eurozone : Commission green-lights Latvia’s euro accession - 05/06/2013

Eurozone : Troika: Spanish bank reform on track - 04/06/2013

Eurozone : Echoes of the crisis - 03/06/2013

Irish Presidency : Minister holding out hope of budget deal with Parliament - 03/06/2013

Portrait : A Greek “with very good connections” to head EU task force - 31/05/2013

Flexibility for Lisbon - 27/05/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : Implementation should precede new proposals, say MEPs - 23/05/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : Hit brakes on contracts proposal, Bowles tells Commission - 22/05/2013

Eurozone : Achilles’ heel tax collection could hurt Greek fiscal outlook - 17/05/2013

IMF green-lights one bn euro bailout loan to Cyprus - 16/05/2013

Eurozone : Uncertain future for one and two eurocent coins - 14/05/2013

Eurozone : Eurogroup tags milestones to second bailout tranche for Greece - 14/05/2013

Council okays Commission’s ‘two pack’ budget redraft powers - 13/05/2013

Lisbon announces bailout review completion - 13/05/2013

Eurozone : Irish bailout programme “on track” as Dublin prepares to exit - 13/05/2013

Eurozone : Eurogroup to okay two bailout tranches for Greece - 08/05/2013

Eurozone : Rehn wants to drop unanimity rule in Eurogroup - 08/05/2013

ESM okays 3 bn euro disbursement for Cyprus - 08/05/2013

Troika staff review mission to Ireland concluded - 08/05/2013

Portugal issues first ten-year bond since start of bailout - 08/05/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : “We’ve repaired the locks,” says Van Rompuy’s ex-chief aide - 07/05/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : Barroso rejects responsibility for crisis, blames member states - 07/05/2013

Eurozone : Echoes of the crisis - 06/05/2013

Interview with Kornelios Korneliou, Cyprus’ permanent representative to EU : Nicosia to focus on reunification talks after summer - 02/05/2013

European Central Bank : Weak growth pushes ECB rate down, door open to further cut - 02/05/2013

Eurozone : Echoes of the crisis - 30/04/2013

Interview with Alojz Peterle, former Slovenian prime minister : “The problem in Slovenia is the failure of the rule of law” - 30/04/2013

Commission confident Italy will stick to 2013 deficit target - 30/04/2013

Eurozone : Tax collection in Greece still “not satisfactory” - report - 29/04/2013

Eurozone : Spain: Exec has no qualms about two-year deficit reduction delay - 29/04/2013

Eurozone : Ireland to get 2.4 bn euro as it prepares for programme exit - 23/04/2013

Eurozone : Debt goes above 90% amid austerity questions - 22/04/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : Don’t expect high growth from Europe, warns Schäuble - 22/04/2013

Presidency : Lithuania’s priorities: Euro, banks, budget, taxation - 19/04/2013

The European Central Bank - 19/04/2013

Economic and Monetary Union : At IMF meetings, EU tries to show it’s on right path - 19/04/2013

Euro entry: Bucharest playing for time - 19/04/2013

Eurozone : Portuguese government approves spending cuts - 18/04/2013

Eurozone : Five top EU officials defend crisis response - 18/04/2013

Eurozone : Greece: Possible bundling of bailout tranches worth 7.6 bn euro - 18/04/2013

IMF : Latest forecast: EU risks prolonged stagnation - 17/04/2013

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