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Greek Referendum Threatens Debt Plan, Roils World Markets

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's cabinet has approved his call for a national referendum on the deal to save the Eurozone. But Papandreou's government may not survive a no-confidence vote at the end of this week. In the meantime, other European leaders are applying all the pressure they can.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's cabinet has approved his call for a national referendum on the deal to save the Eurozone. But Papandreou's government may not survive a no-confidence vote at the end of this week. In the meantime, other European leaders are applying all the pressure they can. Alkman Granitsas is Greece and Cyprus Bureau Chief for Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Caitlin Shamberg
KCRW
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Alkman Granitsas
Dow Jones Newswires

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Greek Referendum Threatens Debt Plan, Roils World Markets

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's cabinet has approved his call for a national referendum on the deal to save the Eurozone. But Papandreou's government may not survive a no-confidence vote at the end of this week. In the meantime, other European leaders are applying all the pressure they can.

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Greek Referendum Threatens Debt Plan, Roils World Markets

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's cabinet has approved his call for a national referendum on the deal to save the Eurozone. But Papandreou's government may not survive a no-confidence vote at the end of this week. In the meantime, other European leaders are applying all the pressure they can.

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