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a Bailout Plan - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "a bailout plan - could be worth up to € 86bn for Greece !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but the demands would be - much too high !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and the neoliberal philosophy behind the bailout plan - is criticized very strongly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the plan had included reforming the VAT system - overhauling pensions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "spending cuts - in the event of breaching creditor-mandated budget targets !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "selling off state assets worth € 50bn - with the proceeds earmarked for a trust fund supervised by its creditors !"

 

 

 

 

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• "half the fund would be used to recapitalise Greek banks - while the remaining € 25bn would pay down Greek debts !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and Greece would be forced - to reverse measures !"

 

 

 

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• "Alexis Tsipras passed upon assuming power - that were deemed to run counter to the bailout philosophy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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how a Hashtag born in Barcelona spreads across the Globe - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the hashtag "#ThisIsACoup" born in Barcelona - by members of Spain’s Indignado movement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and the leftist coalition party in Catalonia - Barcelona en Comú !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "quickly shoots to the top of trending lists - around the world:  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "hi guys - this is an important message about Greece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Troika deserves to be told - by the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to do a deal - with Tsipras !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and stop trying - to overthrow him !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we decided to support the call - to launch an online campaign !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to support the democratic will - of the Greek people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the tweet becomes a trending topic - and it is included a tweet from the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Greece wants to stay in Europe - wants to pay its debt and negotiate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but it also wants - respect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "democracy - and human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "alongside many thousands of comments - denouncing the list of demands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Merkel and Tsipras - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Merkel and Tsipras - are now almost umbilically linked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Angela Merkel had created - Alexis Tsipras !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but he now has a big say - in settling her political legacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "when Papandreou concluded bailout negotiations with the Eurozone in 2011 - by calling a referendum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Merkel co-plotted - his downfall !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "when Samaras pleaded with her for help on many of the same austerity measures - Tsipras is resisting !"

 

 

 

 

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• "she spurned him, kept up the pressure - and told him to get lost !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Samaras then authored his own political crisis - and lost office !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a late night mini-summit - in Merkel's office !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had decided to force a finale - by producing a five-page aide-memoire !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it had dictated austerity measures - Tsipras will never accept !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it was an ultimatum - from Merkel to Tsipras !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the four Economics Piketty Sachs Rodrik and Flassbeck - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Professor Thomas Piketty - Professor Jeffrey Sachs - Professor Dani Rodrik - and UN economic Heiner Flassbeck:  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "now is the time for a humane rethink - of the failed programme of austerity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as most of the world knew it would - austerity is simply not working !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and to agree to a major reduction - of Greece’s debts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "( 175% - of GDP ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in conjunction with much-needed reforms - in Greece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "( with no - adjustment programmes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( no reduced salaries - no reduced government spending - no reduced pensions - and no privatisations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ))"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we need to restructure - and reduce Greek debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "give the economy - breathing room !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and allow Greece to pay off - a reduced burden of debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "over a long period - of time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"