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THE NEW PRIME minister of Greece Lucas Papademos will be sworn in today at the head of a power-sharing government after marathon talks between the country’s rival parties.
The former vice-president of the ECB was named yesterday as the leader of a new unity government, formed after George Papandreou stepped down last weekend.
He will be sworn in at noon Irish time, and faces a struggle to convince European and international markets that Greece is not headed for financial meltdown.
“The Greek economy is facing huge problems despite the enormous efforts made [...] Greece is at a crucial crossroads,” Papademos said after his appointment yesterday, according to AFP. “The course will not be easy”, he added.
Former PM George Papandreou was forced out amid a storm of controversy when he announced plans to hold a referendum on the country’s second multi-billion-euro EU bailout.
It’s now emerged that French president Nicolas Sarkozy branded Papandreou “a madman” in a private aside to Barack Obama that was accidentally caught on mic at the G20 summit. He also said that Papandreou had announced the plan because he was a “depressive”.
According to RFI, Sarkozy told Obama: “This madman Papandreou comes up with his referendum. It’s because he’s a depressive, there’s no point in beating him up about it. He’s already on the floor. Knockout.”
The gaffe came in the same exchange that saw Sarkozy call Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu “a liar”.
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Now here’s one for ya….. THE DAIL RETURNS TODAY……. Great f*****g job…….
finally?
Haha, gotta love the Americans! Got a problem?? Blow it up!
Explosives jaysus that wouldnt be a pretty site! Instant burgers to eat ::P
You mean at the Dail?
The Dail should be located in that village in Austria.
The way this government are going on, we will all (our most of us anyway) be just working to pay taxes etc to them, and haver nothing left for ourselves.
all my annual income pays bills and taxes…… part time work is my lifeline and I am a lucky one as I am single
Burlars are the scum of the earth, off with their heads..
Burglars on the other hand, are kind, gentle folk.
“There is more to the internet than “puppies, porn and piracy”, Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has said”
Should be Minister for alliteration….
look at the dail they take more than any burlars and care less
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