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French FM Tells Greeks What to Vote…

May 21, 2012 11

In line with the German intervention attitude, newly appointed French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabious, a Socialist, urged Greeks to cast vote in favor of pro euro zone parties. Does Fabious know exactly which Greek parties are pro EZ and anti-EZ? Newly appointed French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Monday said Greek voters must …

DER SPIEGEL Exposes Schaeuble, Merkel on Euro-Referendum

May 20, 2012 14

German government insists to deny that Angela Merkel had suggested a euro-referendum to Greek president Karolos Papoulias on Friday. However, German weekly DER SPIEGEL supports the Greeks. The magazine insists that Merkel did indeed made such a proposal to Papoulias and added that the euro-referendum idea was brought at the table by …

Greek Opinion Polls: ND and SYRIZA Duel for the First Place

May 20, 2012 Comments Off on Greek Opinion Polls: ND and SYRIZA Duel for the First Place

With the official elections campaign to have started since yesterday, conservative Nea Dimocratia and left-wing SYRIZA deliver a head-to-head battle to secure the “championship” in the June-17 elections. Even though the parties have not clearly announced their programmes and their campaign currently focuses on populist slogans against each other. At the …

It is Official: Greek Elections June 17th 2012

May 19, 2012 3

It is official. Next Greek elections will take place on June 17th 2012. The Parliament is set to convey again on June 28th, according to a Presidential Degree published on Saturday morning at 9 am. With the Presidential Degree the Parliament is being dissolved. As the elections are considered ‘repeat …

Merkel’s Referendum Sets Greeks on Fire – Eurogroup Knew About it…

May 19, 2012 8

With her ‘alleged’ (?) euro-referendum proposal German Chancellor Angela Merkel achieved the impossible: to unite all Greek Parties against her! The pro-bailout and the contra-bailout parties alike. Despite denials from the German side and confirmations from the Greek side, there is still confusion on Saturday morning as to whether Angela Merkel …

Merkel Orders Greeks: “Euro-Referendum” Together With June Elections

May 18, 2012 13

German Chancellor Angela Merkel “ordered” Greeks to hold a ‘euro referendum’ together with June elections. Merkel conveyed her ….thoughts to president Karolos Papoulias when she called him on Friday morning. In a statement released by the office of the Greek prime minister, it is said that Panagiotis Pikrammenos briefed the …

EP Pres. Martin Schulz Teaches Greeks The Horror!

May 18, 2012 4

“Euro exit could be the beginning of a horror,” the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz warned the stunned Greeks during an event in Athens and continued in a real morbid mood:”I ask those who think now that a horror end is better than an endless horror to think that exit …

EU Commissioner, UK Money Printing Co: Playing Greece-Euro-Exit Games

May 18, 2012 Comments Off on EU Commissioner, UK Money Printing Co: Playing Greece-Euro-Exit Games

What a day! Amid a barrage of warnings and threats for a Greek euro exit and UK companies making even offers to Athens to print there …Drachmas, a EU Commissioner puts the icing on top of the euro cake. EU Trade Commissioner, Belgian Karel de Gucht claimed that the European Central Bank and the European commission …

Tsipras Warns Greece’s Lenders, “They Shouldn’t Cut Aid” in WSJ Interview

May 18, 2012 11

“The man who scares Europe” – so the title of French Paris Match – Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA warned Greece’s lenders of a euro collapse, should the aid to debt-ridden country be stopped. In an interview to Wall Street Journal, that sees the young politician as potential next prime …

Surveys: Ups and Downs for Greek Parties Ahead June Elections

May 18, 2012 2

While public opinion polls right after the elections showed left-wing SYRIZA to emerge first in the ‘voting intention’, things seem to have changed during the last three days. One reason are confused statements by SYRIZA officials about the economic programme of the party. Another reason is the artificial polarization created mainly by conservative …

Merkel Calls Greek President: Get a Functioning Gov’ ASAP

May 18, 2012 Comments Off on Merkel Calls Greek President: Get a Functioning Gov’ ASAP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Friday morning. Although the content of their conversation has not been officially revealed, German officials made public the tone of the phone call. “We hope the country will get a functioning government right after the [June] elections,” Merkel told Papoulias according …

Survey: 88% of Greeks say YES to Euro. But to what €uro?

May 18, 2012 Comments Off on Survey: 88% of Greeks say YES to Euro. But to what €uro?

What do Greeks really think about the country remaining in the Euro and at what consequences? A public opinion survey conducted by Pulse RC for weekly To Pontiki reveals that the waste majority is pro Euro, however with a quality differentiation: 54% support the Euro but they draw also a red …