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New Greek finance minister, Oxford educated but equally hard line

Tuesday, July 7th 2015 - 07:11 UTC
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New Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos may be less flamboyant than his predecessor Yanis Varoufakis, but his views on his country's debt crisis are no less stridently held. While most commentators appear to agree that Mr Tsakalotos, 55, will be less bombastic than Mr Varoufakis in his dealings with international creditors, some argue that his negotiating stance could even be more hard line. Read full article

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  • Britworker

    School boy error from the new finance minister, attended Brussels with all his notes on show for the media lol

    Jul 07th, 2015 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    “Mr Varoufakis argued that Greece's creditors “did not appear prepared to compromise” and seemed determined to impose “unrealistic” demands.”

    Sounds like TMBOA, is he going to scream “Vultures” anytime soon?

    I bet he doesn't ride a motorcycle like the outgoing guy!

    Jul 07th, 2015 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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