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• Tough times ahead for Greece

  thewall.com | 8:08 pm Feb 4, 2012

  • Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, is having tough times at the office
  • He was earlier Greek defense minister
  • He was responsible for buying up all European military equipment
  • Greece is trying to reach a deal with the Troika that permits the €130 billion second bailout to be disbursed
  • Greece has agreed with euro zone partners on recapitalising Greek banks after a planned bond swap
  • It has to yet resolve issues related to labour reform and spending cuts in talks with lenders
  • Evangelos Venizelos talked euro zone nations and said situation as "very difficult"
  • It has been said that there will be no further staff cuts in the health sector, but there will be cuts in expenditure amounting to 1.1 billion euros, out of which 1 billion will concern pharmaceutical spending

• ACTA on the edge in Europe? Poland suspends ratification, Greece gets hacked

  arstechnica.com | 6:05 pm Feb 4, 2012

  Anger at last month's decision by the European Union and 22 of its member states to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has led to widespread protests, hacked Web sites, and legislators backing away from the treaty. The anti-ACTA protests…

• Following "Very Difficult" Troika Teleconference, Greece Nowhere Near A Deal As Sunday Night Deadline Approaches

  zerohedge.com | 6:05 pm Feb 4, 2012

  It is not shaping up to be a pleasant weekend for Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, who as a reminder until June 17, 2011 was the Greek defense minister and likely the man responsible for buying up all that European military equipment (with whose…

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