- FRANCE 24

13/02/2012 - THE DEBATE

While Athens burns (part 2)

For the first time, Europe openly contemplates a Greek euro exit while in Athens rage boils over at the bitter pill swallowed by an unelected government.

13/02/2012 - THE DEBATE

While Athens burns

For the first time, Europe openly contemplates a Greek euro exit while in Athens rage boils over at the bitter pill swallowed by an unelected government.

10/02/2012 - GREECE

Greeks say country being bled dry

How much more austerity can the Greek population bear? The Greek parliament has approved a new package of belt-tightening measures needed to earn the country a second EU/IMF bailout, this time worth 130 billion euros. Yet amidst the riots and protests that have raged in Athens, Greeks say their living standards have been degraded, and that the cutbacks have sounded Greece's death knell.

08/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Euro crisis hits US businesses

We take a look at the view from across the pond where American businesses are fretting over the eurozone debt crisis. We then head to Canada where the oil industry is turning to China as the Unites States spurns the offer of a joint pipeline. Finally, we see how a good American football performance on a Friday night can lead to fame and future in Texas.

30/01/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'The end is nigh for Assad'

The Greeks are up in arms over leaked plans to appoint an EU commissioner to check up on their finances, while German papers think that still isn't going far enough. We also look at Syria - as the papers predict time is running out for Assad.

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28/01/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria

Markus Karlsson speaks to Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria, the main employers' organisation in Italy, a country currently at the heart of the eurozone's economic troubles. They met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

20/01/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - January 20th, 2012 (Part 2)

From a cruise ship captain told to "get back on the boat" to a rudderless Europe faced with fresh debt woes, François Picard’s panel looks back at a week where politicians played catch up with markets, rating agencies, and music and movie habits on the web.

20/01/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - January 20th, 2012

From a cruise ship captain told to "get back on the boat" to a rudderless Europe faced with fresh debt woes, François Picard’s panel looks at a week where politicians played catch up with markets, rating agencies, and music and movie habits on the web.

20/01/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Patrick Legland, Head of Global Research, Société Générale

Markus Karlsson talks with Patrick Legland, the Head of Global Research at Societe General, about the reaction to Standard and Poor's slashing France's triple-A credit rating.

17/01/2012 - THE DEBATE

Austerity Angst (part 2)

"Stop obsessing with inflation", Italian MEP Pino Arlacchi tells the Germans as François Picard’s panel argues over the best way to spur growth in times of austerity...and whether the answer involves loosened labour laws.