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Grexit

Grexit talk resurfaces as EU finance ministers meet

by Stephen Beard
Feb 17, 2017
Greece's debt problems rear up again as creditors demand more concessions.
A man looks at newspapers bearing the headline "The nightmare of Grexit" last month.
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In Greece, breadwinners struggle to support their kin

by Stephen Beard
Jul 21, 2016
Widespread unemployment left some Greeks as sole breadwinner for their families
People sitting outside of a restaurant in Greece. 
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Greeks in crisis

In Greece, business people see some improvement

by Stephen Beard
Jul 21, 2016
A publisher and a travel agent reflect a year after the peak of the debt crisis.
Greece has an unemployment rate of 25 percent.
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Greeks in crisis

Greece's entreprenuers have mixed feelings on their economy

by Stephen Beard
Jul 20, 2016
A florist and a tech start-up guy have diverging views on their prospects.
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Greece, having avoided Grexit, ponders Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Jun 20, 2016
Greece, once the likeliest candidate for an EU exit, has mixed feelings on Brexit.
Greece avoided a Grexit in 2015.
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Brexit

Exit Grexit, enter Brexit. Could the UK quit the EU?

by Stephen Beard
Jul 23, 2015
Many Brits are unhappy with Europe, maybe enough to vote for leaving the union.
Some in the U.K. want Britain to exit the European Union, whose flag, right, flies next to the Union Jack at EU headquarters in Brussels. Those Britons are angry about the EU's treatment of Greece.
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Greeks in crisis

Syriza promised hope, but it has yet to come

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2015
Party member is unhappy with the deal but stands by Prime Minister Tsipras.
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Greeks in crisis

Restaurant worker loses hope in Athens

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2015
He's given up on his situation, but wants his son to have a better life.
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ATM lines in Athens are filled with political chatter

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2015
A woman waits for cash at a second machine; the first ran out of money.
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Flower store owner in Athens will fight with his heart

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2015
'A little bit confused and very disappointed.'
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