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January 28, 2015

New Greek Government Begins Rolling Back International Bailout 
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In Greece, the country's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has
promised "radical" change as his government begins to roll back key
parts of Greece's international bailout. The government has put off the
planned sale of the country's biggest power utility while pledging to
raise pensions for those on low incomes and reinstate some fired public
sector workers. On Tuesday, the new Greek government was sworn in.

George Katrougalos, new deputy minister of public administration: "It is
the reforms, but the reforms that the country needs, not the reforms
that are dictated from outside its borders. We must restart the economy.
We must reinvigorate democracy. It is a big challenge, but I think we
are fit to it."