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U.S. President Barack Obama conversed with French President François Hollande, concerning the current situation in Greece.

Τhe Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism would like to inform visitors to Greece that capital controls introduced by the Greek Government do not apply to those wishing to withdraw money from an ATM or carry out any other type of transaction using credit or debit cards issued abroad.

Since Syriza's ascent to power 5 months ago, I felt –and hoped- that the negotiations for Greece's Bailout program would hit the wall at the end of its current extension. Whether it was part of well thought out plan or the result of incompetency, it didn't matter. It just had to happen, as indeed it did.