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Former Greek Prime Minister 'seriously hurt' in bomb attack
ERT said Papademos, PM from 2011 to 2012, had been targeted by a letter bomb.
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ERT said Papademos, PM from 2011 to 2012, had been targeted by a letter bomb.
Political turmoil, soaring unemployment, falling markets, rubbish credit ratings. It’s all going off in Greece at the minute and not in a good way. But what’s going to happen next?
The agency overseeing financial derivatives has said that anyone holding a type of insurance on Greek bonds will receive a payout.
The second bailout will avoid the risk of a Greek default next month and contains strict rules for Greece to control its finances.
Fireballs light up the evening sky in the Greek capital as parliament approves new austerity measures to help secure a €130bn bailout.
Lucas Papademos goes on TV to warn that the cost of a Greek default is far greater than that of a second bailout.
MPs vote tomorrow on approving the government’s new austerity plans – but many have threatened to scupper it.
The Greek Prime Minister said that there was “broad agreement” on all points of the new programme -with one exception.
Prime minister Lucas Papademos blamed the delay on “missing paperwork”.
The representative of Greece’s private creditors has left the country.
Talks between Greece and its bondholders have “paused for reflection” but may be on the verge of total collapse.
The Greek government warns that talks to finalise a default on some sovereign bonds have the euro’s future at stake.
Angela Merkel tells delegates at her party’s conference that the European debt crisis is the greatest crisis for seven decades.
He will head a new unity government it has been confirmed at last.
The move comes amid speculation that the prime minister had trouble finding a replacement for the outgoing finance minister.
Reports indicate that the finance minister is likely to be replaced but who wants “the worst job in Europe”?