Catharsis Ours: Economic News and Views ( June 14 , 2015 ) Spotlight Remains On Greece Talks With The Troika In Brussels - From All Accounts , The Talks Are Not Proceeding Well , Both Sides Remain Squared Off On Key Positions As June 18th Deadline For A Deal Approaches ) .... Broader Europe In Focus - Finland Woes Tagged As " Being Like Greece " - Never Should have Been In EMU ...... Spain Begins Its New Political Day ...... Ukraine In Focus As The IMF Traverses Risky Ground To Continue Financing Ukraine Government )

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Jun 18 #Eurogroup is the deadline for #Greece reaching an agreement with institutions, acc 2 #IMF (via @KaterinaSokou & @kathimerini_gr) #ec

‏@minefornothing

Creditors said to be asking Greece to commit to a primary surplus of 1%/GDP in 2015
...Varoufakis has already said it's impossible

‏@YanniKouts

#Greece gov't seeks debt relief as #EU steps up warnings http://reut.rs/1G4lrl5  /via @Reuters #euro

‏@minefornothing

Senior EU officials are worried whether an agreement with Greece can be made "in time" http://reut.rs/1ITyM6L 

The Greek Analyst retweeted

‏@SpiegelPeter

Top @atsipras aide in charge of #Greece bailout negotiations: "A political solution is needed to exit the crisis". 

Νίκος Παππάς @nikospappas16

Χρειάζεται πολιτική λύση για οριστική έξοδο από την κρίση. 

http://goo.gl/Sx7rtd  

‏@GreekAnalyst

#Greece govt spox Sakellaridis: Not going to be a 3rd memorandum; insists on a political soluton (Saturday interview) http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1500004585 …

MineForNothing retweeted

‏@Elbarbie

Acc 2 EU diplomats: difficult talks r ongoing with #Greek team.Positions still far apart. Not certain whether there will be an outcome.

MineForNothing retweeted

‏@igeldard

There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties - Jean-Claude Juncker, EU Commission President 

‏@paulmasonnews

If you ignore the text, these Bloomberg charts show price Greece paying for Merkel & Draghi's regime change effort: http://bloom.bg/1GsfAuv 

‏@Schuldensuehner

Mind the change tone: #Italy's Renzi says ‘Want #Greece in Euro’ IF Greeks want this in Interview w/ Corriere. http://www.corriere.it/politica/15_giugno_14/noi-senato-piu-forti-avanti-fino-2018-ma-pd-non-teme-voto-a6b5cce6-125b-11e5-85f1-7dd30a4921d8.shtml …

‏@Schuldensuehner

EU's Juncker warned #Greece's Tsipras of #Grexit steps if no deal soon, FAS reports. 

Broader Europe.....

‏@Schuldensuehner

#Finland's problem is the same as #Greece's; Neither should be in the Euro as Krugman says. http://onforb.es/1ID7pec  

‏@thespainreport

Susana Díaz has just been sworn in as the new First Minister of Andalusia. 

‏@thespainreport

ABC's Sunday front page: Carmena in Madrid, Colau in Barcelona and "Spain Consummates Its Radical Shift To Left". 

‏@thespainreport

If you're just catching up, this is the state of play in Spain's 65 most important cities: https://www.thespainreport.com/16747/spains-new-mayors-10-big-shifts-in-local-power-in-the-countrys-65-most-important-towns-and-cities/ … 

‏@zerohedge

IMF Says It Will Continue Lending To Ukraine Even After A Default, And Why This Is Bad News For Greek Gold http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-13/imf-says-it-will-continue-lending-ukraine-even-after-default-and-why-bad-news-greek- …