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Updated: March 21, 2010 at 17:07 PM EST

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Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 21, 2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece's Prime Minister Georges Papandreou Sunday that the European Union would do "everything necessary" to preserve eurozone stability, her office said.... »

Has Germany just killed the dream of a European superstate?

Telegraph.co.uk - Mar 21, 2010
So after weeks of Euro-bluff it looks ever more like an IMF rescue for Greece after all, and hence for any other eurozone nation driven to ruin by the wrong monetary policy.... »

Deutsche Welle

Pressure mounts on EU states to bail out Greece

Deutsche Welle - Mar 20, 2010
On the cusp of a European Union summit in Brussels, the EU Commission President has notched up the pressure on member states to release funding for highly-indebted Greece.... »

Greek: The language of protest (GlobalPost)

All Things Greek: To Hellenic and Back (Newsweek)

Greece slams church with tax (Sydney Morning Herald)

Greece bomb hits Pakistani leader's home in Athens (BBC)

Cretan pupils posed online with Nazi signs (eKathimerini)

EU: Greece under pressure over environmental mismanagement (Sofia Echo)

Merkel opens Pandora�s Box (New Europe)

Greece was 'one step' away from loan paralysis, PM says (Vancouver Sun)

Nova Makedonija: Gruevski, Papandreou will meet

Samaras: Gov't 'flirt' with IMF dangerous

Greece will pay its debts, will not default: PM (Reuters)

Tension peaks in the Aegean (eKathimerini)

Suspect nabbed in Cyprus Archbishops' tomb attack (Business Week)

Greek drama reveals a more euro-cautious Germany (Sydney Morning Herald)

Italy 'totally backs' EU help for Greece - Berlusconi (Reuters)

Merkel says aid for Greece not issue at EU summit (Business Week)

Bishops' remains stolen in Cyprus (BBC)

Germany underwhelmed by Greek IMF aid option (Reuters)

Stage set for historic health care reform vote (CNN)

UN chief dismay at Gaza suffering (BBC)

Obama renews Iran dialogue offer in Nowruz greeting (BBC)

Pope 'truly sorry' for abuse by priests in Ireland (CNN)

World powers demand Israeli settlement freeze (MSNBC)

Mexican violence scaring off tourists (CNN)

Tax reform barrage finalized (eKathimerini)

Tax overhaul set to be unveiled (eKathimerini)

IMF expects EU to solve Greek crisis (RTE.ie)

Speculators seen increasing Greek borrowing costs (Reuters)

Greek jobless rate soars, pressuring budget gap (Reuters)

Greek Banks Look Abroad for Growth as Economy Shrinks in Crisis (Business Week)

Derbyshire strike secures derby win for Olympiakos (Reuters)

Olympiakos beats Panathinaikos 1-0 in Greek league (Stamford Advocate)

EURO 2012 fixture draw in Tel Aviv (UEFA.com)

Standard sail past Panathinaikos (UEFA.com)

'Small details' cost Olympiacos dear (UEFA.com)

World Cup 2010 Know Your Rivals: Group B – Surprising Selections (Goal.com)

The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey celebrate being Greek (myCentralJersy.com)

Greek Independence Parade this Sunday in Tarpon (Suncoast News)

‘Skin Fruit’ in the Big Apple (eKathimerini)

Giannoulias to donate tainted money to charity (WBBM780)

White House Warms to Giannoulias? (Atlantic Online (blog))

Toronto’s Greek revival is alive and well (Buffalo News)

Opinions/Articles/Editorials

A new service by Phantis, featuring opinions, articles, editorials and user feedback

Greeks resigned to tightening belts (by Daniel Proussalidis) - 20 March)

Or was Greece ’punished’ just for saying no?‏ (by Georgios Gialtouridis) - 7 March)

Greeks resigned to tightening belts

by Daniel Proussalidis

"Either we eradicate the debt, or the debt will eliminate the country," says the Prime Minister.

Daddy's War:
Greek American Stories
Author Irene Kacandes
reconstructs what happened to her
paternal family in Greece during the
Second World War and Occupation,
astore.amazon.com

On this day...

March 21

1935: A fire destroyed the city centre of Edessa.
1956: EOKA attempted to assassinate Cyprus military governor, Sir John Harding. The attempt failed as the time bomb, under the governor's bed, failed to go off.
1997: Miltiades Ewert resigned as head of the New Democracy Party.
Births: Manolis Chiotis, musician (1920)
Deaths: Kitsos Tzavelas, freedom fighter and Prime Minister (1855), Manolis Chiotis, musician (1970)