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Greek crisis: will the referendum cause a meltdown?

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has sent shock waves around global markets with the announcement that he's putting the latest EU debt deal to a public vote. So is it back to the drawing board for EU leaders? What can be done to end the Greek debt crisis?

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  • Nicos VERNICOS. President, International Chamber of Commerce in Greece - from ATHENS;
  • Jonas PARELLO-PLESNER. Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations - from LONDON;
  • Sofiane ABOURA. Professor of Finance, Paris Dauphine University;
  • Stefan SIMONS. Paris correspondent, Spiegel.de;
  • XU Ting. Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Foundation North America - from WASHINGTON.

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Euro Crisis

by Anonyme - 03/11/2011 - 04:56

Europeans are missing the point by blaming Greece for this crisis, the reality is that the Euro was an excellent first step toward a unified Europe that was, unfortunately, not followed up in a timely manner by the creation of a European government, one with taxing and enforcement authority. A Greek vote will not save the Euro, all Europeans must vote to create a truly authoritative European government. Can you imagine the United States without a federal government with the authority to create and enforce consistent economic and tax policy?

Debate

by Anonyme - 02/11/2011 - 15:57

I was very disappointed not to see Francois Picard anymore in the debate. He is very professional, serious, and pleasant. Not to mention his attractiveness. I do not want to disparage your new lady, but frankly, she does not compare favorably. Is there a chance that his absence will be temporary?

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