Latest update: 20/06/2011 

- debt - eurozone - Greece - refugees - Syria - Turkey


Greek crisis spreads to banks - June 17th (part 2)

Will Turkey be forced to invade at least a part of Syria? Not so far-fetched, argue François Picard’s panelists. Also, in the short run Europe may sort out “the bailout of the bailout” of Greece but the debate rages over whether private banks should be forced to pay their part for the debt crisis.

Alison Smale, International Herald Tribune
Paul Taylor, Reuters news agency
Gerry Feehily, Presseurop.eu
A. Craig Copetas, Bloomberg news agency

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Produced by Leila Amar, Louise McWatt, Anelise Borges 

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