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Greek PM struggles to form emergency coalition
06/11/2011 - GREECE

Greek PM struggles to form emergency coalition

Greek PM George Papandreou was on Sunday poised to pursue his bid to form a unity government to push through an unpopular but vital €130 billion bailout package, while the main conservative opponent has called instead for snap elections.
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Papandreou seeks new coalition after surviving crucial vote
05/11/2011 - GREECE

Papandreou seeks new coalition after surviving crucial vote

Having narrowly survived a confidence vote, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met President Karolos Papoulias on Saturday in a bid to form a new coalition government that would push through a vital but unpopular €130 billion bailout package.
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Papandreou survives confidence vote
05/11/2011 - GREECE

Papandreou survives confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou barely survived a vote of confidence in parliament Saturday, but he hinted he would not cling to power and called for a new coalition to force the new 130-bn euro bailout through parliament.
Greece officially scraps plans for bailout referendum
04/11/2011 - GREECE

Greece officially scraps plans for bailout referendum

Greece announced on Friday that it had officially scrapped plans to hold a surprise referendum on a eurozone debt plan ahead of a confidence vote in the Greek parliament that seems set to decide the fate of Prime Minister George Papandreou.
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"The Eurozone Scream"
04/11/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

"The Eurozone Scream"

A look at reaction to the Greek crisis and the prospect Italy could come under much heavier pressure for its debt burden. One Irish broadsheet conveys some of the mood with a cartoon suggesting the G20 summit in Cannes, aimed at fixing financial woes, is a bit like being in the Edvard Munch painting "The Scream". That's the focus for this international press review, Friday 4th November 2011.
Greek PM faces confidence vote after referendum fiasco
04/11/2011 - GREECE

Greek PM faces confidence vote after referendum fiasco

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a parliamentary confidence vote on Friday following an international furor at the G20 summit in Cannes over his ill-fated proposal for a referendum on a eurozone bailout plan for Greece.
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Greek PM scraps referendum on bailout
04/11/2011 - GREECE

Greek PM scraps referendum on bailout

Ignoring calls to step down Thursday evening, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou scrapped his surprising proposal for a referendum on the country’s EU bailout plan and asked his opponents in parliament for support to pass the agreement into law.
Greek leaders break ranks over referendum on bailout
03/11/2011 - GREECE

Greek leaders break ranks over referendum on bailout

Prime Minister George Papandreou (pictured) saw his support dwindling on Thursday when his finance minister spoke out against Papandreou's call for a referendum on the eurozone bailout. The Greek PM faces a parliamentary confidence vote on Friday.
Greece lightning strikes G20 (part 2)
03/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Greece lightning strikes G20 (part 2)

Did Greece just precipitate its exit from the euro? Options are slim should George Papandreou’s gambit fail. François Picard’s panel argues over the relative merits of announcing – on the eve of a G-20 Summit - a referendum on the EU bailout plan.
Greece lightning strikes G20
03/11/2011 - THE DEBATE

Greece lightning strikes G20

Did Greece just precipitate its exit from the euro? Options are slim should George Papandreou’s gambit fail. François Picard’s panel argues over the relative merits of announcing – on the eve of a G-20 Summit - a referendum on the EU bailout plan.
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