Is Greece about to call the EU’s bluff?
The EU leadership told Greeks a No meant exit from the eurozone. The Greek government said they were bluffing. We’ll find out who’s right soon.
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The EU leadership told Greeks a No meant exit from the eurozone. The Greek government said they were bluffing. We’ll find out who’s right soon.
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The US ambassador to France is called in to explain documents released by Wikileaks that show the US authorities were spying on French President Francois Hollande and two of his predecessors.
The level of pressure that’s being exerted on Syriza right now, I don’t think is enough to derail a deal from below.
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