Gary Gibbon
Colossal agenda matched by massive disagreement in Brussels
A year ago he announced he was giving up his salary to show solidarity with Greeks in their hour of need.
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Gary Gibbon
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Discord between EU leaders as Brussels summit begins
Prime Minister David Cameron will today attend a crucial summit that could determine the future of the eurozone.
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European summit: sorting out the banks
With Barclays under pressure after admitting trying to manipulate key lending rates, Channel 4 News looks at the measures the eurozone is proposing to reform banking.
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Eurozone debt crisis: what will be agreed?
With world leaders at the G20 summit putting pressure on eurozone countries to sort out their problems, Channel 4 News looks at the action they are taking.
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Gary Gibbon
Some signs of eurozone movement
Remember when Gordon Brown was claimed to have pleaded for an Obama face-to-face and didn’t get it – he was roasted by the press and (as we discovered at Leveson) very unusually lost his temper. Well, David Cameron’s bi-laterals at this world gathering will be with the leaders of Russia and Indonesia. He’s hoping fora chat with India’s prime minister but it wouldn’t be a long one if it happened.
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Jon Snow
Pain and pity for the waning glory of Greece
A gorgeous country, engaging people, rewarding cuisine, and the richest remnants of its own history of any country on earth. Yes, Greece has it all – at one level. At another, it boasts some of the most corrupt people in influential places and some of the worst structures of governance and civic observance on the continent of Europe.
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Is the eurozone hitting world growth?
World leaders at the G20 meeting in Mexico are queuing up to tell the eurozone its problems are beginning to hurt them. But are their problems home-grown?
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G20 leaders: action needed on eurozone
As G20 leaders in Mexico urge Europe to take act to end the eurozone debt crisis, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso declares that the crisis originated in the US.
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Gary Gibbon
G20: eurozone for starters, dinner and pud.
Gary Gibbon blogs on what will be a eurozone dominated G20.
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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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Greek coalition ‘to be formed on Tuesday’
Discussions on forming a new government have been held in Greece following the success of the pro-bailout New Democracy party in elections – and a deal is likely to be agreed on Tuesday.
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Greek elections: ‘Crisis postponed, not averted’
With pro-bailout parties discussing the formation of a new government in Greece, Channel 4 News looks at what happens next in the euro saga.
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Greece attempts to form coalition
Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party will try to form a coalition with other parties backing the international bailout after a narrow election victory over the left.
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Jon Snow
Dreams and nightmares in Athens
“The chanting was amongst the most obscene I’ve ever heard. In short, Angela Merkel was being invited to put the entire Euro crisis up her posterior.”
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Grexit, drachmail and eurogeddon – the new eurozone words
As the eurozone crisis consumes billions of pounds and leaves people fearing for their jobs, it has given people one thing – a totally new vocabulary.
