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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Greece appoints head of caretaker gov't

ATHENS, Greece, May 16 (UPI) -- Panayiotis Pikramenos has been named to head Greece's caretaker government ahead of next month's elections. Pikramenos, head of one of Greece's three highest courts, received the mandate Wednesday to form the new government, state television reported. He called the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Hollande inaugurated as French president

PARIS, May 15 (UPI) -- Francois Hollande declared he would "open a new way in Europe" as he was inaugurated Tuesday as president of France in a ceremony at Elysee Palace in Paris. Hollande, 57, is the seventh president of the Fifth Republic and the first Socialist to hold the office since Francois... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Gulf Cooperation Council considers union

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 14 (UPI) -- Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia Monday said they were considering a timeline for transforming their cooperative into something like the European Union. Saudi Arabia first suggested the idea in December, CNN said. The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Unity government talks open in Greece

ATHENS, Greece, May 13 (UPI) -- Greek political leaders said talks on forming a unity government would go on after Sunday's opening round of negotiations with President Karolos Papoulias. Sunday's talks lasted about 90 minutes, after which the leaders of the New Democracy coalition had little to say... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Italy announces $2.9B anti-poverty plan

ROME, May 12 (UPI) -- Italy's government says more than $2.9 billion for an anti-poverty plan would come from obsolete or underused programs that are already in the budget. Under the plan, which the Cabinet discussed Friday, more than $904 million would go toward helping the elderly and improving... Sign in to see full entry.

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