Gary Gibbon
Eurozone should get on with it
G20 delegates are going to bed as the UK wakes up, writes Gary Gibbon.
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Gary Gibbon
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Syria weapons ship ‘turned back’ off Scottish coast
On the day the US and Russia call for an end to Syrian violence, a cargo ship believed to be carrying Russian-made attack helicopters to Syria turns back in British waters.
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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 meets – but no great hopes of progress
Rather like England at the Euros, expectations at the G20 summit in Mexico are pretty low.
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Greece: Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Argentina may be able to teach Greece a thing or two about financial collapse after fighting back from its own 2001 economic meltdown. But is Greece ready to listen?
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The UK – from US poodle to Chinese shih tzu
As China’s sovereign wealth fund makes its first UK infrastructure investment, buying a stake in Thames Water, Channel 4 News looks at what the deal means for both countries.
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Hundreds arrested at US Occupy protests
More than 300 people have been arrested across the US as the Occupy movement against corporate greed marked two months of protests with a national day of action.
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Cameron and Merkel agree to differ
Speaking after talks in Berlin, David Cameron concedes the UK and Germany do not agree on every aspect of European policy, while Angela Merkel stresses that both countries “need each other”.
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Faisal Islam
As the G-Nothing flops, is Greece still in charge of its own sunshine?
Does it matter who is PM of Greece? The astonishing example of Greece’s Project Helios shows just how sovereignty transfer works in a crisis.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron: G20 ‘progress’ (but prepare for possible economic freeze)
When your PM comes away from a summit intended to sort out problems talking about “contingency planning” for some kind of Eurozone disaster you get the impression things didn’t go too well. Political editor Gary Gibbon reports from the G20 in Cannes
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Gary Gibbon
G20 – no big numbers agreed at Cannes
What of that big new boost to the firepower of the IMF that Britain was pushing for? It looks like The G20 managed to agree that finance ministers would have more meetings to think about it. Political editor Gary Gibbon reports from Cannes.
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G20 summit ends without resolution
G20 leaders agree to boost the resources of the IMF, but fail to agree on how to pull the eurozone back from the brink, as the Greek prime minister faces a crucial vote.
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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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Gary Gibbon
Greece and a very exclusive club
The die appears cast: somehow the Greek people are going to get a say on all this – either through a referendum or an election – and they will pronounce on whether they want to live more like the Germans or not.
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Global economy ‘on verge of jobs recession’
As leading organisations warn problems in the global economy could lead to international unrest, Gary Gibbon reports on the latest setback in the eurozone crisis – a Greek referendum on the bailout.
