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Second opinion poll confirms Greece wants no bail out
Fp Archives •The main pro-bailout parties, conservative New Democracy and socialist Pasok, were gaining support, according to the poll by Metron Analysis for the Epenenditis weekly.

Greek radical leftists declare "historic win" against austerity
Fp Archives •ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek far-left opposition leader Alexis Tsipras declared victory over austerity policies on Monday as final results confirmed his anti-bailout party had won the country's election for the European Parliament. Syriza's victory marked the first time a radical leftist party has won at the national level in modern Greece, although it fell short of the five percentage-point victory margin that could rattle the fragile ruling coalition government. "This is a historic win," Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras told a crowd of cheering and flag-waving supporters in the early hours of Monday.

Google 'respects' but disagrees on privacy
Fptechno •Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, says he respects but disagrees with complaints about his company's privacy policies made by data...

Greece determined to win back credibility in Europe: PM
Fp Archives •Antonis Samaras' visit to Berlin was his second since taking office last summer.

Greece's radical left more popular then conservatives: poll
Fp Archives •The Pulse survey in Monday's Six Days newspaper gave the anti-bailout Radical Left Coalition 23.5 percent, compared to 19 percent for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservatives.

New Greece PM not fit to travel to critical EU summit
Fp Archives •Greece's government says its new Prime Minister will not be well enough to travel to a critical European Union summit in Brussels after undergoing an eye operation.

Antonis Samaras sworn in as Greece PM; promises 'hope'
Fp Archives •Antonis Samaras, a 61-year-old US-educated economist, became the fourth prime minister in eight months.

Greek conservative head to be sworn in as PM
Fp Archives •Greek stocks rose in response to the news, with Athens shares up 0.6 percent in the afternoon, limiting earlier gains.

Second day of power-sharing talks begin in Greece
Fp Archives •Greece's conservative leader will hold a second day of talks with rival party leaders in an attempt to form a coalition government, after the debt-crippled country's second inconclusive election in six weeks.

Pro-bailout party New Democracy wins Greece election
Fp Archives •The pro-bailout party came in first in Greece's national election, and its leader has proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government.



