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An EU and a Greek flag fly in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A worker carries poles inside the peristyle of the Zappeion, a day before a ceremony inaugurating Greece’s presidency of the European Union, in Athens January 7, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis (GREECE – Tags: POLITICS)
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Greece assumes EU presidency amid lingering crisis
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Greece will officially open its six-month presidency of the European Union on Athens in Wednesday, after formally assuming the position on January 1. Having promised a “low-budget presidency” with an “extremely small” budget of only 50 million...Caption:
Dimar (Democratic Left) party leader Fotis Kouvelis (R) leaves the Greek prime minister’s office after a meeting of Greece’s coalition leaders late on June 20, 2013. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)
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