Lucas Papademos
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Greece’s planned May election could cause impasse
Polls planned for next month may produce no clear result and could threaten the implementation of the bailout plan that saved Greece from bankruptcy.
Greece makes peace with bailout pledges
Finance ministers are piling the pressure on Greece to make good on pledges to slash public spending before closing a deal on a €130-billion bailout.
Greek prime minister optimistic of eurozone compromise
Greek coalition leaders failed to reach a deal on austerity cuts after marathon talks but Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is hopeful of an agreement.
MPs in standoff over severe cuts
Talks appear to be stalling between EU, IMF negotiators and Greek officials.
Greece’s euro ultimatum
The new coalition government warns it will run out of options unless the bailout is forthcoming.
Greece aims to create 150 000 new jobs
Greece’s interim government has pledged to create 150 000 new jobs in the first quarter of 2012 to alleviate the effects of an acute financial crisis.
Greece’s Papademos enjoys support of coalition partners
The leader of the Greek far-right nationalist party Laos says he will support Prime Minister Lucas Papademos until the government’s work is completed.
Greece looks to Brussels for much-needed funding
Greece’s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has headed to Brussels to fight for the aid Athens needs to avoid bankruptcy.
Greece could lose €52bn in unpaid taxes
Greece stands to lose €52-billion in unpaid taxes and is set to raise a mere €1.3-billion out of a €5-billion target for privatisation proceeds.
Occupy Wall Street protesters clash with police
Occupy Wall Street activists have clashed with police outside the New York Stock Exchange on the movement’s two-month anniversary.
Greece PM to begin rescue mission ahead of confidence vote
Greece’s Lucas Papademos will seek to take advantage of a rare political truce to push austerity and radical reform and stave off bankruptcy.
New Greek government in race against time
Greece’s new unity government under Lucas Papademos faces a race against time to save the debt-stricken nation from bankruptcy.
Papademos sworn in to lead party-packed Greek Cabinet
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.
Greece’s new coalition head must battle crippling debt
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.