Greece: Tsipras meets Merkel for eurozone crisis talks
It’s the meeting that had to happen. A radical left-wing Greek prime minister and a centre-right German chancellor whose ministers have been urging her to throw Greece out of the eurozone.
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It’s the meeting that had to happen. A radical left-wing Greek prime minister and a centre-right German chancellor whose ministers have been urging her to throw Greece out of the eurozone.
We’ve already looked at the pre-election promises David Cameron made but failed to deliver after becoming Prime Minister. Now it’s Labour’s turn.
The European deal done six days ago was supposed to stabilise the Greek debt crisis. But the situation in Greece is still critical.
Dozens of black-clad protesters clash with Greek riot police in the first occurrence of anti-government sentiment since the leftist Syriza party took power a month ago.
The eurozone and IMF have done a deal with Greece, extending its bailout for four months in return for a commitment to run all policy measures with significant economic impact past the lenders.
Greece and European finance ministers have moved a step closer towards agreeing a deal on extending the country’s bailout, potentially staving off a financial crisis in the eurozone.
Greece begins to cave in on a bailout deal offered by eurozone authorities, but Germany rejects the new proposal for an extension – so the poker game is not over.
Documents leaked to me last night shed new light, but not total clarity, on the dramatic breakdown of talks in Brussels over a new Greek bailout deal.
The mood in Greece, where massive demos took place, in support of the government, is best summed up by the placard held by one old man: “We survived ’41, we can survive this.”
Though the Greek PM is still talking tough, a Greek exit from the Eurozone is looking ever more possible. But a planned demonstration of public emotion could yet have the most impact of all.
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Greece’s new Syriza-run government re-writes the timetable for dealing with its huge debts, saying to Europe’s money men: “go ahead punk – make my day”.
Being asked about Greece was a tricky wicket for the Labour leader today. But the contrast with the blatant opportunism and attack mode of the Tories is striking.
The far left Syriza party wins 149 seats out of 300 in the Greek parliament. What this means is that the EU/IMF strategy for dealing with the aftermath of the 2008 crisis is in tatters.