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Greek coalition to face creditors

Greece's new three-party coalition heads for a showdown this week with a "troika" of international creditors -- the EU, IMF and ECB -- over its bid to revise an austerity-centred bailout.

Athens with the Acropolis rising above the city. Greece's new three-party coalition heads for a showdown this week with a "troika" of international creditors -- the EU, IMF and ECB -- over its bid to revise an austerity-centred bailout.

The new conservative-led government, backed by socialists and moderate leftists, debuts with creditor auditors arriving to determine how much -- or little -- has been done and whether or not to disburse much-needed loans.

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    Discussion 1 : 25 Jun 2012 at 10.581

    "The aim would be to meet fiscal goals "without further cuts to salaries, pensions and public investment" and new taxes, a government policy plan said." ... what is that called? "Perpetuum Mobile", right?

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