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'Greeks forced into corner, made to chose Euro'
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'Greeks forced into corner, made to chose Euro'
  • Published_at:2012-05-23
  • Category:News & Politics
  • Channel:RussiaToday
  • tags: RT, John Laughland, Europe, market, Brussels, dinner, collapse, Euro, unemployment, austerity, crisis, EU, Greece, David Cameron, Eurozone, France, Angela Merkel, Hollande, debt, Greek default, exit, summit, growth, Germany, save
  • description: EU leaders gather for an informal dinner in Brussels, but the main course will undoubtedly be the Eurozone's crippling debt crisis. There's a growing belief that the austerity driver heralded by France and Germany has backfired, sending weaker countries into a spiral of decline. Reports say single currency member nations are preparing back up plans for the consequences of a Greek exit. France's President Hollande wants the strategy to shift to growth - something Germany's reluctant to agree with. Both sides have to search for a compromise ahead of what could be a decisive 2nd Greek election in June. John Laughland, the Director of Studies in the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation, believes the EU tries to control Greece by giving it no other choise but austerity. Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Watch RT LIVE on our website http://rt.com/on-air Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/b/102728491539958529040 RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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