Cyprus: Too Small To Bail
Anger is growing among Cypriots as they queue at cashpoints to withdraw their savings due to the bailout.
As the banking crisis in Cyprus continues, what comes next? And what has happened to other EU countries that have been bailed out?
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The Cypriot parliament votes against plans to tax people’s bank deposits to secure a bailout from the EU and IMF. Meanwhile, the RAF flies 1 million euros in to keep British forces there in cash.
Cypriot politicians extend a national bank holiday by two days as they prepare to vote on a controversial tax on people’s bank deposits – a move it is hoped will secure much needed bailout funds.
As Cyprus takes drastic measures to reduce its own debt burden, Jon talks to Cypriot opposition MP Pambos Papageorgiou fron Nicosia and from Berlin, by Otto Fricke, the budget spokesman of the FDP.
Anger is growing among Cypriots as they queue at cashpoints to withdraw their savings due to the bailout.
Chancellor George Osborne confirms the UK will compensate any British government and military personnel whose bank accounts in Cyprus may be affected by the European Union bailout levy.
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