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Lithuanian conservative leader commends new proposal from Greece
Greece‘s decision to prepare an action plan and “tighten belts” is a step forward, says MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis, Chairman of the conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD). […]
Opinion
Open letter to anti-Greek Eastern European bloc
Economist Dr.Zoltan Pogatsa believes that the Eurozone states of the former Eastern bloc have been duped by the major powers into firmly opposing Greece. They are being led to believe that Athens is damaging to their economies. It’s all a deception, the Hungarian professional of political economy argues, as Eastern Eurozone members’ money never actually went to Greece, but to Brussels, in order to support the euro. […]
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Opinion: Tsipras’s attempt to use Communist Youth Lessons on Greece
If we all sat at a table in a tavern, having fun eating and drinking and then decided to vote if we wanted to pay the bill or not, the chances are that most would vote to pay the bill. What would a table like that look like from the side as it flaunts the results of that vote, demanding that the customers’ opinion be respected and their vote not be trampled on? […]
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Lithuanian president and finance minister off to Brussels for Greek debt summit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius will on Tuesday attend an emergency meeting with their counterparts in Brussels to discuss the Greek debt crisis following the Sunday referendum that saw the Greeks voted down austerity measures. […]
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It will be hard to help Greece when it doesn’t want help – Lithuanian foreign minister
It will be very difficult to help Greece whose people voted against reforms demanded by the country creditors in a referendum on Sunday, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says, adding that the possibility of Greece’s euro exist is absolutely real. […]
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Greek “no” complicates situation – Lithuanian president
The Greek vote against reforms proposed by the country’s creditors has further complicated the situation, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on late Sunday. […]