In his book 65 Years of Friendship: A memoir of my friendship with Nelson Mandela, George Bizos tells of their only holiday together
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/ 25 November 2011
This has not been a great week to be South African as a once-proud liberation movement rushed into law a Secrecy Bill.
Greece’s Lucas Papademos will seek to take advantage of a rare political truce to push austerity and radical reform and stave off bankruptcy.
Lucas Papademos has taken office to save Greece from bankruptcy with a Cabinet filled with many of the politicians who led the nation into crisis.
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/ 11 November 2011
Financial markets rallied after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced he was dropping plans for a referendum on the terms of the bailout.
Former ECB vice-president Lucas Papademos will head Greece’s new crisis coalition, ending suspense over who will try to save the country from default.
As their country’s debt crisis situation worsens, Greek politicians have remained deadlocked around who to appoint as their new prime minister.
Greece’s outgoing prime minister says there is an agreement that the new interim government will ensure the country’s debt deal follows through.
The Greek PM and opposition have agreed on the formation of a new unity government in a bid to break a deadlock and pave the way for an EU bailout.
European leaders watch nervously as embattled Greek premier tries to find allies and avoid the nightmare of being thrown out of the eurozone.
US stocks fell on Friday, ending four weeks of back-to-back gains, as political instability resurfaced in Europe.
The main opposition in Greece has called for early elections as PM Pandreou scurries to form a unity government after narrowly escaping a recall.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a confidence vote with the fate of the nation’s EU/IMF bailout deal in the balance.
Greece’s government has backed out of a proposed referendum on staying in the euro, while European leaders moot Greek exit from the eurozone currency.
The Greek government is on the verge of collapse as outrage over plans for a referendum on a eurozone bailout rips through the beleaguered country.
Germany and France have issued Greece with an ultimatum that will see it receive no more aid until it decides on whether it will stay in the eurozone.
European leaders summoned Greece’s prime minister to the French Riviera to restore calm ahead of a G20 summit after his shock call for a vote.
Greece’s Papandreou has won the backing of his Cabinet to push ahead with a referendum on an EU debt bailout deal. World leaders are not convinced.
George Papandreou’s shock announcement that he will put Greece’s bailout to a referendum has threatened to intensify the eurozone crisis.
Day two of protests in Greece have seen demonstrators march to Parliament against austerity measures required by the IMF and the European Union.
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/ 17 October 2011
The eurozone and Greece face their "most critical week" as they battle to reach a solution to the debt crisis, says George Papandreou.
Eurozone leaders have agreed to a sweeping deal that will grant Greece a massive new bailout and radically reshape the currency union’s rescue.
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/ 17 September 2007
Greece’s conservatives on Monday faced the tough task of tackling reforms needed to catch up with euro zone countries after winning a second mandate with only a narrow majority in Sunday’s election. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, praised by Brussels for his economic record, vowed to push on with reforms.
More wildfires have broken out in Greece and others rekindled as anger rose over the government’s handling of catastrophic blazes that have laid waste to vast stretches of the Greek countryside and killed at least 64 people. The fires are dominating political debate before parliamentary elections set for September 16.