NEWS ARCHIVE - AUGUST 2012
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August 31, 2012
September a hard month for Greece and SpainAugust 26, 2012
Merkel to anti-Greek colleagues "weigh [your] words carefully"' no doubts greece will fail to meet 2014 deadline'"Greater understanding needed f Greek problems" - Samaras
August 22, 2012
Samaras "We need breathing space"August 20, 2012
Samaras to Berlin August 25August 20, 2012
"Eurozone threatened by Greece, Spain and the ECB itself"August 18, 2012
"Greece won't leave EU" Luxembourg
Debt Extension of 2-years Needed: Study
August 14, 2012
"Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse"August 13, 2012
El Stat: Contraction of 6.2% in 2nd QuarterAugust 12, 2012
Kathimerini: Greece "Sacrificial Lamb" "Greece should be punished"August 6, 2012
Will EU unity disintegrate in a war of words?Athens Police have massive roundup of illegals over weekend
Flashback: Greek 'economic salvation in the 1990s
June 18, 2012: View from the live "Pireas cam" at http://www.pireas.gr/
August 1, 2012
Optimism gone: Days in EU may be numbered
Greece's Golden Visa program
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