Drama in Athens: will Greece exit the euro?

The Europeans were hoping to use the G20 summit as a show of unity. But the troublesome EU family was plunged into a new crisis after Greek PM George Papandreou said he wanted to hold a referendum on the EU bailout. This announcement prompted some to ask the following question: does Greece belong in the eurozone?

TALKING EUROPE

With:

Saïd EL KHADRAOUI, Belgian MEP, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Bruno WATERFIELD, European affairs correspondent, The Daily Telegraph
Kostas KARKAGIANNIS, EU Correspondent, Kathimerini

Show prepared by Marie Billon

Christophe Robeet

Presenter

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