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Saved! Oh no, wait... (part 2)

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The breather proves short-lived after Greek elections that see the pro-euro centre-right come out narrowly ahead. As markets worry about the eurozone’s daunting debt level, François Picard’s panel argues over whether it’s Berlin that now faces the heat amid pressure to come up with a "grand plan" at next week’s EU summit.

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  • Thrasy PETROPOULOS. Managing editor, Athens News (from Athens);
  • Craig COPETAS. Paris-based journalist;
  • Harold HAU. Professor of Finance, University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute;
  • Julia CAGÉ. Economist at Harvard University and Paris School of economics.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr.

Watch the first part here.

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Homegrown terror
23/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Homegrown terror

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Iran: no more surprises?
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Is loosening a ban on English-language classes in French universities akin to waving the white flag of surrender or a way of getting the French in on the global conversation? Passions run high in a debate that splits both academics and politicians.

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