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11/05/2012 - Greece

Germany warns Greece over reforms as Pasok tries to form coalition government

Pressure is mounting on Greece to form a coalition government after Germany’s foreign minister warned there would be no more payments of aid unless Athens implemented the reforms it has ...

Greece struggles to form new government
11/05/2012 - World news explained

Greece struggles to form new government

Greek socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos was told on Thursday by President Carolos Papoulias to form a government after efforts by other parties failed in the wake of inconclusive weekend polls.

10/05/2012

French press review 10 May 2012

How many Algerians will bother to vote?

Greece at a crossroads
10/05/2012 - World news explained

Greece at a crossroads

Greece is at the crossroads after inconclusive election results last weekend. None of the major political parties managed to gain the upper hand.

09/05/2012 - Report: Greece

Can left-wing Syriza form Greece's next government?

Radical left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras is struggling to form a government after Sunday's general election in Greece.

09/05/2012

French press review 9 May 2012

No prizes for guessing that this morning's front pages are dominated by the president-elect, François Hollande, and the man he will replace later this month, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Chefe da coalização de esquerda grega, Alexis Tsipras.
09/05/2012 - France - Greece - European Union

Greek election result extremely worrying, says French FM Juppé

Greek voters rejection of pro-bailout parties is “extremely worrying”, Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppé said Wednesday.

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

When France's Hollande talks growth is Europe listening?

Just two days after the election of Socialist François Hollande to the French presidency on a pro-growth policy there are signs of change sweeping through the European Union.

Hard left tries to form new Greek government
08/05/2012 - World news explained

Hard left tries to form new Greek government

The leader of Greece's New Democracy Party, Antonis Samaras, has said he is unable to form a coalition government.

07/05/2012 - Report: Greece

Greece's New Democracy wins first place in elections

Greeks went to the polls on Sunday in the first general election since the start of the country's debt crisis.

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