George Papandreou

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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.

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.