Hello, the greek government has submitted a new plan to its european creditors. Euro Group Ministers will decide by sunday if athens has done enough for a further boilout. And the greek government is promising to raise taxes and clamp down on tax evasion, it will discourage people from retiring early, and seek Higher Health contributions from pensioners. It will privatize two ports. And it is also offering to cut more than 300 million from its military budget by next year. John psaropoulos has been following events in the greek capitol for us. Does the Prime Minister have Political Support for this range of measures . Reporter i dont think people are very surprised by what is on the table, or that it was the same document on the table two weeks ago. People have been even laughing about it today. I they think knew this was coming one way or the other. In fact about 50 of respondents of an opinion poll just two days before the referendum said they didnt think a no vote would make any dif
The best deal. This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. History made this morning in South Carolina. Onlookers cheered as the confederate battle flag was taken down at the state capitol. It had been flying over a confederate memorial for 15 years. Before that it spent nearly four decades on the capitol dome and now that flag is in a museum. Diane eastabrook is at the capitol in columbia. [ cheers and applause ] reporter a cheer erupted from a crowd of about 7,000 when the Confederate Flag was finally removed from the South Carolina state house grounds today. The state patrol honor guard lowered the flag folded it up and it was transported to an area museum. This has really been a whirlwind week for the people of South Carolina. Less than two days ago the legislature voted to take town the flag and the governor signed it into law less than a day ago. This has been a very divisive issue here in South Carolina, but a lot of people are here relishing the mo
And thank you for joining us, the latest from wimbledon plus reigning in new york. City streets after their world cup win. The greek government has submitted a new plan for its eurozone creditors. Designed to save the country from financial collapse. European Union Leaders will decide on sunday whether greek greece has done enough to save itself for a bailout. Clamp down on tax evasion, it will discourage people from retiring early and it will seek Higher Health contributions from pensioners. Greece will sell off its remaining shares in telecoms lte and also offering to cut more than 300 million from its military budget by next years. John siropolous, bring us to the latest of where we are on this story. Outside parliament is the no vote, the communist labor union thats demonstrating against austerity package not surprisingly because theyve decided to pit themselves he goodness syriza now that syriza the Left Wing Party has become the ruling party. The communist party has decided this
Sharif. Hello there, thank you or the joining us. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is putting his political survival on the line, asking for a last minute help to save greece from financial collapse. Many demands from its international creditors, higher taxes and a clamp down on tax evasion. Athens says it will seek Higher Health contributions from pensioners. Selling off shares in a Major Telecommunications company and privatize two sea ports cutting money from the military budget for next year. John siropolous, from athens, how different is the deal on the table now to what the greeks rejected not that long ago . Reporter hello barbara. As we have been saying, this is deal the greeks rejected a week ago but now its being put to Parliament Rather than to a popular vote. Why is the Prime Minister able to do this . Partly because he feels its the only way to keep greece in the eurozone, but by a three year commitment he can get more money for greeces Public Financing needs. The 53 bi
An International Claim investigates claims haitian migrants are being deported from the dominican republic. Hello, after 17 hours of marathon talks in brussels a new multibillion dollar bailout deal has finally been created for greece that aims to deep it in thekeep it inthe eurozone, the third bailout it has received since 2010. Tough reforms which call for the tax hikes liberalization of the unions and Junior Coalition party has already said it cant accept the deal. Live in athens in just a moment on more with that. First, Jacky Rowland reports from brussels. A deal as last. After talks that lasted all night, eurozone leaders emerged to announce they avoided the worst objective grexit. After 17 hours of negotiations we have finally reached it. Someone can say that we have an agreetement. But the greeks need to absorb a large agreement and agree to sell off 50 billion of state assets. An exhaust evidence Alexis Tsipras tried to put the most positive gloss on it. The deal is done. We p