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The finance ministry conducts coalition consultations on behalf of the ruling center-left PASOK party.

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Greece tentatively sets elections for February 19

03:51 07/11/2011 ATHENS, November 7 (RIA Novosti)

Greece's two major political parties, who have earlier agreed to set up a coalition government, announced that early elections could be tentatively scheduled for February 19, 2012

Greek leaders announce PM’s resignation, early polls
00:45 07/11/2011
Greek leaders, who met late on Sunday for talks on the future coalition government, announced in a statement on Monday that George Papandreou would resign as Greek premier and "immediate" elections will be held.
Greece threatened by expulsion from euro zone - Cabinet sources
18:34 06/11/2011
Greece may be expelled from the euro zone if it fails to reach the agreement on forming the coalition government on Sunday, Greek Skai radio station said citing Cabinet sources.
Greece may be expelled from euro zone if fails to reach coalition agreement - Cabinet sources
18:17 06/11/2011
Greece may be expelled from the euro zone if it fails to reach the agreement on forming the coalition government on Sunday, Greek Skai radio station said citing Cabinet sources.
Greek premier Papandreou may resign on Sunday
17:07 06/11/2011
Greece may receive a new prime minister later on Sunday during the urgent talks on coalition government, Greek government spokesman Elias Mossialos said.
Greek president to discuss coalition government with all party leaders
11:26 06/11/2011
Greek President Karolos Papoulias meets all party leaders on Sunday to discuss the formation of a coalition government to tackle the country's economic and political turmoil and save the nation from bankruptcy, CNN reported.
Greek opposition confirms unwillingness to participate in coalition govt.
19:51 05/11/2011
Antonis Samaras, leader of Greek main opposition New Democracy party, refused to discuss Prime Minister George Papandreou's proposal to form a coalition government and demanded to conduct the elections.
Greek PM promises consultations on coalition govt.
16:18 05/11/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met with the president on Saturday and promised consultations on a coalition government to ratify a crucial 130-billion euro bailout deal for the indebted euro zone country.
Greek economic crisis
12:43 05/11/2011
Greece has been buried in debt for a number of years. It used foreign loans to cover its budget deficit. Pensions are the biggest budget spending item.
Greek PM wins crucial confidence vote
03:05 05/11/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived on Saturday a crucial parliamentary confidence vote but failed to end uncertainly in the debt-burdened country.
Greek parliamentary opposition rejects Papandreou's coalition government proposal
02:51 05/11/2011
The Greek parliamentary opposition rejected on Saturday Prime Minister George Papandreou's proposal to form a coalition government called for early elections in the country.
Greek PM says ready for 'broad' coalition government
02:08 05/11/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou promised on Saturday to form a broad coalition government with the opposition in exchange for the parliament’s support in a crucial confidence vote.
Greek lawmakers gather for crucial confidence vote
01:03 05/11/2011
Debates on a crucial confidence vote in Greece's beleaguered Socialist government are under way in the country's parliament, with the vote expected to take place at midnight local time (22:00 GMT).
G20 leaders focus on steps to boost global growth
18:36 04/11/2011
G20 leaders on Friday wrapped up a two-day summit with a renewed focus on how to boost the global economy, top Kremlin economic advisor Arkady Dvorkovich said.
Greece officially rejects referendum on EU bailout agreement
16:01 04/11/2011
Greece has officially rejected a referendum on the European Union rescue package, the Greek Finance Ministry said on Friday.
Greece needs bailout tranche by mid-December – finance minister
22:13 03/11/2011
Greece needs a sixth tranche of European aid - 8 billion euros - by December 15, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Thursday.
Greek PM seeks deal with opposition to scrap referendum
19:41 03/11/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou softened his stance on the bailout referendum on Thursday, saying that the vote could be cancelled if the opposition backed the new European aid plan for Greece in parliament, Western media reported.
Greece's Papandreou ready for coalition government talks – TV
18:17 03/11/2011
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is ready to discuss the creation of a coalition government with the opposition, Greek television reported on Thursday.
Medvedev tells G20 debtor states to cut spending
17:33 03/11/2011
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev advised debt-laden countries on Thursday to cut their spending immediately and called on stronger states to support demand in the eurozone, in Russia's first official statement on the European crisis.
Russia to weather worst of EU turbulence
17:19 03/11/2011
The worsening economic turbulence in Europe threatens to exacerbate Russia's high levels of capital outflow, but is unlikely to cause a full-blown economic crisis, analysts said on Thursday.

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