Greek austerity vote wins praise amid flames

Published: 14/02/2012 at 04:32 AM
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Greece took a key first step towards averting bankruptcy and securing a second bailout Monday after lawmakers approved radical budget cuts despite street battles in pre-election Athens.

A man walks past a burned store in central Athens. Greece took a key first step towards averting bankruptcy and securing a second bailout after lawmakers approved radical budget cuts despite street battles in pre-election Athens.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the successful parliamentary vote was "a very important step" towards re-floating the Greek economy but stressed there "cannot be any changes" to conditions imposed by eurozone partners.

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Discussion 1 : 14/02/2012 at 03:17 AM1
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Greece is the ultimate example of the complete failure of the so called European family.
As Mr Sarkozy has stated...they should never been allowed to be a member in the first place.
The whole soap saga is a result of political "night vision politics" in were the European parliament turned a blind eye to Greece and Italy for years on a row.

Greece for that matter is bankrupt........so is the political powerhouse EU.
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