German minister: No room for Greece concessions

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is reflected in the glass of the spectators tribune during his speech at a special session of the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Germany's Parliament is interrupting its summer break to vote on a rescue package worth up to euro 100 billion ($122 billion) for Spain's ailing banks.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister said in an interview published Sunday that he can't see room for further concessions to Greece, insisting anew that the country must implement far-reaching reforms and cut its budget deficit. Ιnternational debt inspectors are scrutinizing Greece's finances and its progress in implementing unpopular budget cuts and reforms demanded in exchange for the rescue loan program that is keeping the country afloat. Greek officials have called for more time to

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July 29, 2012

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German minister: No room for Greece concessions

July 29, 2012

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1. Philip Vorgias wrote on July 31, 2012 11:42 PM	Looks like Dr. Stranglove sitting in that wheelchair. Is his hand going to sneak up and start strangling him in the middle of a diatribe about those 'dastardly Greeks'?
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