Gary Gibbon
Signs of Spanish fudge?
There’s real and constant anxiety at the Treasury about the Eurozone crisis, but a glimmer of hope that the immediate Spanish borrowing problem can be finessed.
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Gary Gibbon
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EU expected to pressure Putin over Syria
The EU is expected to put pressure on President Putin over Russia’s stance on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg.
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Is it time to ban far-right extremists?
As David Beckham voices concerns about racism at Euro 2012 and far-right parties gain political ground in Europe, some countries are considering banning extremists. But will it do more harm than good?
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Orange prize shortlist: the Channel 4 News verdict
Ahead of the announcement of this year’s Orange prize winner, the Channel 4 News team gives its verdict on the wide-ranging and eminent shortlist.
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Tsipras on euro crisis: ‘Both sides have nuclear option’
In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Rugman, Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras – who could be the next Greek premier – says logic will prevail and Greece will not be forced out of the euro.
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Matt Frei
Euro agony spoils US party
Washington Correspondent Matt Frei parties with Chicago’s mayor and blogs on “the kind of generosity that has become less and less common in times of austerity”.
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Faisal Islam
Syriza versus the Bundesbank for the soul of the eurozone
This seems a game of the Greek left versus the Bundesbank, for the soul of the eurozone.
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Gary Gibbon
Fog and sunshine in Brussels
The euro summit in Brussels was only intended to be an informal gathering, so what is on the political menu?
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Faisal Islam
Five types of Drachmail ‘tearing the eurozone apart’
I see five types of euro-related blackmail going on that will determine Greece’s fate in the eurozone. What might be called “Drachmail”.
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Francois Hollande’s plane struck by lightning
As newly-inaugurated French President Francois Hollande makes his way to Berlin for his first foreign visit, he is forced to turn back after his plane is hit by lightning.
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Greek crisis: talks continue on Tuesday
Negotiations continue on Tuesday to resolve the turmoil in Greece. Despite little optimism that a coalition government will be formed, an influential adviser tells Channel 4 News that all is not lost.
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Foreign ministers debate Euro 2012 football boycott
EU foreign ministers under pressure to boycott the Euro 2012 football championships are meeting in Brussels after Kiev threatened to try former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for murder.
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Faisal Islam
Greece in search of a government – can the left defy the EU?
As the Greek stock market tumbles are the politicians now seeking to form a government say they will defy the EU, but can they do that? Faisal Islam reports from Athens.
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Faisal Islam
Impossible Greek algebra
Right now the algebra in Greece seems to make any sort of government impossible. That means even more elections, writes Faisal Islam from Athens.
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France is falling again for the mantra of change
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, France’s two presidential candidates, both talk of change – but what they are actually engaged in, blogs Jonathan Rugman, is the business of preservation.
