Jul 03 Watch 10:58 Yes or no on bailout referendum, how should Greece vote? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, Greece will vote on whether to accept Europe’s latest bailout package and tougher austerity measures, and polls show the public closely divided. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens. Judy Woodruff discusses possible outcomes with Jacob Kirkegaard of… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 4:12 Greece’s Tsipras urges defiance after creditors reject late offer By PBS News Hour The scene in Greece has become one of desperation and chaos after the country defaulted on its bailout debt, and European creditors rebuffed a late request by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens on how… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:33 Uncertainty is certain as Greece grapples with debt crisis By PBS News Hour Greece is facing great uncertainty on the eve of a debt default and ahead of a national referendum next Sunday. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal about the potential consequences for Greece and the Eurozone,… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 4:11 On brink of default, Greece imposes cash crunch By PBS News Hour The Greek government closed all banks and made ready to default on a major debt payment after bailout talks with international creditors collapsed over the weekend. Greeks lined up at ATMS and rushed to gas stations, but were met with… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Greece to close banks, stock market to head off economic collapse By PBS News Hour The strongest signs yet of a possible economic collapse came out of Greece Sunday as the government announced banks and the stock market will be closed Monday, and capital controls will be in place to limit massive money withdrawals. For… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 2:59 Can Greece be saved from possible economic collapse? By PBS News Hour Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will make his case for financial relief at an emergency Eurozone Summit on Monday. As the June 30 deadline approaches for Greece to make a 1.6 billion Euro debt payment, Tsipras hopes for debt relief… Continue watching
Jun 11 How to save Greece: Turn its banks into mutual fund companies By Laurence Kotlikoff Einstein defined insanity as repeating the same thing and expecting different results. So why then, asks economist Laurence Kotlikoff, doesn't Germany, the European Central Bank, and the IMF take a different approach to Greece's debt?… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 7:30 Would Syria safe zones stop refugees from boarding boats to Europe? By PBS News Hour While the UN Refugee Agency is urging the European Union to adopt an emergency action plan on the intensifying migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has sent a letter to President Obama on the possibility… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:57 How can Europe deter desperate migrants? By PBS News Hour The number of migrants traveling over water to reach Europe has grown tremendously. Gwen Ifill talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about what’s driving them to attempt passage to Europe and how countries are dealing with the situation. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:43 EU calls crisis meeting over growing migrant deaths at sea By PBS News Hour The European Union came under intense pressure to address the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean after a vessel carrying migrants sank off the Libyan coast over the weekend, killing nearly everyone on board. So far this year, at least 1,500… Continue watching