Papandreou returns to Greek unrest

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Series Details 11.3.10
Publication Date 11/03/2010
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After visiting European capitals and Washington in early March 2010 Greek Prime Minister returned to Greece on the 10 March 2010 to face mounting social and industrial unrest to his proposed austerity package to help deal with the economic crisis.

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BBC News, 11.3.10: Greece hit by third general strike in a month http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8561311.stm
ESO: Background information: Greeks strike over austerity package http://www.europeansources.info/record/greeks-strike-over-austerity-package/
Kathimerini, 3.3.10: Back down to earth with a bang http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100009_08/03/2010_115465
Deutsche Welle, 12.3.10: Anti-austerity protests in Greece turn violent http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5346086,00.html
France24, 12.3.10: Violence erupts as Greeks stage general strike http://www.france24.com/en/20100311-greece-protests-clashes-austerity-plan-tax-cuts-national-strike
Spiegel Online International, 12.3.10: 'There is No Alternative' to the Euro http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,683240,00.html
The Economist: Blog: Charlemagne's notebook: Greece: not a simple fable about ants and crickets, 8 March 2010 http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2010/03/empathy_short_supply

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