Paul Mason
Greek crisis: crunch time
The country will divide: right versus left – as it has been divided since British tanks rolled into Syntagma Square in 1944 to install former Nazi collaborators into office.
Search results for ‘George Papandreou’
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New call for Greek PM Papandreou to stand down
Greek opposition leader Antonis Samaras repeats his call for Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and, as Jane Deith reports, Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi’s future is also looking more uncertain.
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Papandreou may go ‘within hours or days’
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou may be forced to step down at any moment, Channel 4 News is told.
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Greek PM Papandreou survives confidence vote
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has survived a confidence vote in parliament as he struggles to push through new austerity measures that would secure a new EU bailout.
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Greece to choose new prime minister
Following a dramatic week in Greek politics, the government is to decide who will replace George Papandreou as the country’s leader.
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Greek PM faces crucial confidence vote
After being forced to abandon plans for a referendum on the EU bailout fund, George Papandreou will learn if his government has the backing of the Greek parliament.
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Indebted Greece vows to live up to obligations
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will do what is necessary to deal with his country’s economic crisis, which is threatening to spill over into other European states.
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Greek PM to unveil new government
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is to unveil a new cabinet and seek a vote of confidence from his Socialist party to try to push through an austerity package and avoid default.
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Paul Mason
Greek eurozone crisis: is time running out for Syriza?
The Greek crisis ramped up a gear last night when, at the start of supposed “last chance” talks in Brussels, EU negotiators told the Greek delegation that “negotiations were over”.
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Paul Mason
Greece: why something has to give
Negotiations over a new bailout for Greece are approaching a critical stage. And if the country runs out of cash, it might just feel like the end of the world for many Greeks.
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Paul Mason
Man the Euro lifeboats – but not the Greeks
The liner is sinking and after some delay the captain orders: launch the lifeboats. But, he says, the first, second and steerage class must each travel in separate lifeboats. If the lifeboats take on water, the passengers are instructed not to help each other, since this would violate the principles of the ship – which…
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Faisal Islam
Panic averted, but chronic Greek pain continues
Faisal Islam blogs from Athens on the implications of a dramatic Greek election.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron speech – going down like cold moussaka
Political editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the less than positive reaction to David Cameron’s interventions on Europe.
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Greece – the price of a deal
With eurozone finance ministers discussing a second rescue package for indebted Greece, Channel 4 News analyses the terms of the deal.
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Inflation ‘to fall sharply next year’
Inflation may rise again this year before dropping significantly in 2012, a former Bank of England economist tells Channel 4 News.
