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Eurozone members must plan for Greek exit says EU
As David Cameron tells MPs that Europe must be prepared for Greece leaving the single currency, eurozone officials call for contingency planning to start.
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How would Greece create a new currency?
With the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone after elections on 17 June, Channel 4 News looks at how the country could adopt a new drachma.
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How should Europe deal with a break-up of the euro?
With Greece in turmoil, Spanish banks under pressure and the future of the euro at stake, Channel 4 News looks at five approaches to managing a possible break-up of the single currency.
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Commissioners at odds over planning for Greek euro exit
Amid fears that Greece may be on the verge of leaving the euro, a senior EU commissioner tells Channel 4 News that there are no preparations for an exit.
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Greece sets election date and chooses caretaker leader
Greece sets the date for fresh elections next month and will form a caretaker government, after talks aimed at forming a coalition failed.
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Francois Hollande’s plane struck by lightning
As newly-inaugurated French President Francois Hollande makes his way to Berlin for his first foreign visit, he is forced to turn back after his plane is hit by lightning.
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Greek crisis: talks continue on Tuesday
Negotiations continue on Tuesday to resolve the turmoil in Greece. Despite little optimism that a coalition government will be formed, an influential adviser tells Channel 4 News that all is not lost.
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Europe prepares for an ‘amicable divorce’
Europe’s governments and banks prepare the ground for a possible Greek exit of the euro, as politicians in Greece try to maintain the country’s position in the single currency.
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Greece in last ditch effort to form government
Voters enraged with austerity measures are preparing to vote again in June as Greece’s president looks set to fail in his eleventh hour bid to cobble together a coalition government.
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Greek president’s final bid for calm
The Greek president is to meet with party leaders in a last-ditch effort for unity that would stave off political turmoil and revive the country’s prospects for staying in the Euro.
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Gain not pain: the end of austerity politics?
From Greece to France, from Britain to Italy, the message seems clear. Voters have had enough of the politics of austerity, enough of economic pain. But is there a realistic alternative?
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European crisis: where do we go from here?
With voters in Greece, France and Italy using elections to reject austerity, Channel 4 News looks at what happens next and whether a break-up of the eurozone is now on the cards.
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Greek Conservative leader fails to form coalition
Antonis Samaras admits he has found it “impossible” to form a government of national unity as the power vacuum in Greece continues.
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Europe faces uncertain future, nervous bond markets
Europe awoke to an unpredictable future after elections in France, Greece and EU hopeful Serbia – exactly the type of turmoil that spooks bond and currency traders who crave stability.
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Greek voters reject coalition’s austerity plans
Greece’s two main parties – PASOK and New Democracy – were expected to incur huge losses when polls closed Sunday night as their popularity plunges to lows not seen since the 1974.