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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)


Greece assumes EU presidency amid lingering crisis

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...