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Lucas Papademos

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  • Barroso sees future growth in Greece

    The people of Greece can look forward to economic growth. How much weight do those words carry? Recent figures underlined some of the problems the country is… 18/04/2012

  • EU leaders seek austerity growth balance

    Striking the balance between budget austerity and reviving lost growth was the focus as EU leaders met in Brussels earlier for the start of a two day summit… 01/03/2012

  • Athens: protesters clash with police – nocomment

    Greek protesters clashed with police outside the parliament building as lawmakers voted through an unpopular package of cuts in order to get an international… 13/02/2012

  • Greece dices with default

    Greece appears to have taken yet another step closer to an apocalyptic default after its political leaders missed the latest deadline on harsh bailout terms… 06/02/2012

  • Greece: reform struggles or death throes?

    As angry public service workers protested again outside the Finance Ministry in Athens inside they were still struggling on Friday to come up with a formula… 03/02/2012

  • Greek PM confident on debt talks

    Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has promised that a debt swap will be reached in time between his government and its creditor banks. Papademos has send… 16/01/2012

  • Europe Weekly: Papademos and Monti come to town

    Brussels saw Greece and Italy’s new Prime Ministers’, Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti, come to town. Amid the on-going financial turmoil both leaders arrived… 25/11/2011

  • New Greek premier visits Brussels to fight for aid

    Greece’s new Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has repeated that all parties in his unity coalition must give written support to the country’s new bailout plan… 21/11/2011

  • Europe Weekly: euro zone crisis takes nasty twist

    The financial crisis in Europe appears to have taken a nasty new twist with the rate of borrowing for even the euro zone’s core countries rising sharply… 18/11/2011

  • Volatility the key word in a bad week in Europe

    The euro debt crisis has spiralled into a new phase this past week. Italy and Greece now have new governments largely made of ‘specialists’, and France moved… 18/11/2011

  • Government Sachs Europe branch?

    Critics in Europe are very uneasy about the new Italian ECB chief, the Greek premier and the prime minister-designate of Italy’s past or present relations… 15/11/2011

  • Greece: new leader, same problems

    Greece may have a new coalition government, but the problems and the anger are still the same, with yet more anti-austerity rallies planned this week. The… 14/11/2011

  • Papademos sworn in as GreeK PM – nocomment

    With Archbishop Ieronymos, the country’s spiritual leader overseeing the ceremony, Lucas Papademos has been sworn in to head Greece’s new interim government. 12/11/2011

  • Protests reflect Greek feeling on rescue terms

    As dusk settled across Athens on Wednesday the hopes of a bright economic dawn to follow were dismissed by protesters who raised their voices against the… 22/02/2012

  • Greece gets bailout package after ‘marathon’ meeting

    Greece is no longer facing imminent bankruptcy after eurozone finance ministers finally approved a 130-billion euro bailout. This round of negotiations has… 21/02/2012

  • Eurozone ministers agree Greek bailout deal

    Eurozone finance ministers have reached a deal with Greece over its second bailout. After marathon talks in Brussels a 130 billion euro rescue package has… 21/02/2012

  • More clashes in Athens ahead of crucial meeting

    An anti-austerity protest in Athens turned violent on Sunday night on the eve of a crucial meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels. They will decide… 19/02/2012

  • Greek parliament set to pass austerity bill

    The debate over an austerity package in the Greek parliament was angry and at times impassioned, but the outcome seemed inevitable. Despite the withdrawal of… 12/02/2012

  • Tough talking in Greece as police brace for demos

    The serious talking has got underway in the Greek parliament and the protesters are back. Riot police are on high alert outside the building as thousands… 12/02/2012

  • Greek PM fires bleak warning on austerity

    Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has warned his country it faces a steep decline in living standards if MPs reject a new austerity bill. He said Greece… 12/02/2012

  • Greek leaders strike deal on bailout reforms 

    Greece’s coalition party leaders have reached a deal on tough austerity measures to keep the country afloat, the office of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said… 09/02/2012

  • Berlin and Paris frustrated as Greeks delay bailout talks

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed exasperation at the time the Greek government is taking to accept the latest tranche of austerity and reform… 06/02/2012

  • Greek leaders seek last minute agreement on aid

    Political leaders in Greece have failed to agree on austerity measures demanded by the EU and the International Monetary Fund perilously close to a crucial… 05/02/2012

  • Greek PM pledges to help less well-off

    Greece’s prime minister has warned of another tough year ahead as the country faces tough austerity measures to stay in the euro. While visiting a centre… 02/01/2012

  • More clashes as Greek budget approved

    Greeks woke up on Wednesday morning faced with the news that next year’s austerity budget has been approved by parliament. For months the country has been… 07/12/2011

  • Police clash with protesters in Athens

    Greece’s parliament, voting late into the night, finally approved the new coalition government’s 2012 austerity budget. Technocrat Prime Minister Lucas… 07/12/2011

  • New Greek PM gets first taste of public wrath

    Greece’s new government is getting its first taste of public anger over the country’s harsh austerity measures. A general strike is underway, with public… 01/12/2011

  • Clashes at Athens protest march

    A march in Athens to commemorate a student uprising almost 40 years ago has descended into violence, with police firing teargas at young people dressed in… 17/11/2011

  • Debt talks begin after MPs confirm Greek government

    The man leading negotiations on Greece’s debt roll over, Charles Dallara, has lost no time in getting down to work. Dallara, of the Institute of International… 17/11/2011

  • New Greek PM wins confidence vote

    Greece’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, though it knows the hard job is yet to come. Latest figures show the budget deficit… 16/11/2011

  • Greece’s Papademos wins confidence vote

    Greece’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, though it knows the hard job is yet to come. Latest figures show the budget deficit… 16/11/2011

  • Greek coalition faces confidence vote

    The Greek government looks set to win a confidence vote on Wednesday – the first test for the new crisis coalition. But the immediate outlook for Greek people… 16/11/2011

  • Greece: how much difference will Papademos make?

    With headlines such as “White Collar Executioner” and “Carbon Copy of the Past”, the Greek press has not given the warmest of welcomes to new prime minister… 15/11/2011

  • Papademos can expect no honeymoon in Greece

    Greece’s conservatives have already warned Prime Minister Lucas Papademos he cannot count on them to approve future austerity measures. Anticipating today’s… 15/11/2011

  • Papademos spells out harsh reality ahead for Greece

    The Greek parliament has begun debating the new coalition government’s policies ahead of a confidence vote on Wednesday. It should determine whether the two… 14/11/2011

  • New Greek government offers no austerity relief

    Greece’s new cabinet may last a month or two longer than planned, according to senior officials but it is very unlikely to be given a honeymoon period to… 12/11/2011

  • New Greek government sets out priorities

    Greece’s new interim cabinet of national unity held its first session on Friday evening after having been sworn in earlier in the day. The task of rescuing… 12/11/2011

  • Papademos sworn in as new Greek prime minister

    Lucas Papademos has been sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister after a week of political turmoil and wrangling. The former European Central Bank deputy… 11/11/2011

  • Greece readies for new government

    A “new era”, a “national bet” and a “new page” were just some of the headlines in Greece this morning ahead of Lucas Papademos being officially sworn in as… 11/11/2011

  • New Greek PM’s monumental mission

    The new Greek Prime Minister may have the most difficult job in politics. By agreement of the two main parties Lucas Papademos is the man charged with… 11/11/2011

  • Papademos vows to keep Greece in the euro zone

    Lucas Papademos has been named as Greece’s new prime minister. The man, who as central bank governor took Athens into the euro over a decade ago, is now… 10/11/2011

  • Papademos chosen as new Greece PM

    An agreement has been finally been reached and Lucas Papademos is the next prime minister of Greece. Speaking to waiting reporters, the head of the new… 10/11/2011

  • Papademos, new Greek ‘shotgun’

    Lucas Papademos, the new protagonist in the Greek drama, a 65-year-old career technocrat, sets out to seek consensus among his country’s political circles… 10/11/2011

  • Papademos named as new head of Greek coalition

    Lucas Papademos has been appointed to form a new coalition government in Greece. The decision was made after talks between George Papandreou, the leader of… 10/11/2011


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