The World This Week - June 24th, 2011

Greece’s fate hangs in the balance, the EU rocked to its core, while a row blows up over a statue of Alexander the Great. François Picard’s panel also explains why a hasty sentence could haunt Tunisians in their effort to convince the Swiss to hand over assets of the Ben Ali family.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Alison SMALE. Executive Editor, International Herald Tribune.
Sylvie KAUFFMANN. Managing Editor, Le Monde.
Nicholas NORBROOK. Managing Editor, The Africa Report.
David GAUTHIER-VILLARS. Paris Correspondent, Wall Street Journal.

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François PICARD

Presenter

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