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17th December 2008, 02:06
From http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4BB2YK20081212?sp=true
"Look what is going on in Greece!" French President Nicolas Sarkozy told members of his UMP party, rejecting budget proposals which would have cushioned the wealthy from losses.
With memories fresh of weeks of suburban rioting in 2005, Sarkozy expressed concern the anti-government backlash could spread to France: "The French love it when I'm in a carriage with Carla, but at the same time they've guillotined a king."
"Young Greeks, even those up to the age of 35, make up a silent majority of overworked, underpaid, debt-ridden and insecure citizens," said Generation 700 Euros, a group defending the 56 percent of Greeks under 30 earning that amount a month.
Young people, often forced into menial jobs despite university educations, use Internet services like Twitter and SMS messaging to rapidly organize demonstrations, says George Prevelakis, geo-politics professor at Sorbonne University.
"Greece was a case study of what not to do," Keridis said, criticizing the government's hands-off response to the crisis.
"Look what is going on in Greece!" French President Nicolas Sarkozy told members of his UMP party, rejecting budget proposals which would have cushioned the wealthy from losses.
With memories fresh of weeks of suburban rioting in 2005, Sarkozy expressed concern the anti-government backlash could spread to France: "The French love it when I'm in a carriage with Carla, but at the same time they've guillotined a king."
"Young Greeks, even those up to the age of 35, make up a silent majority of overworked, underpaid, debt-ridden and insecure citizens," said Generation 700 Euros, a group defending the 56 percent of Greeks under 30 earning that amount a month.
Young people, often forced into menial jobs despite university educations, use Internet services like Twitter and SMS messaging to rapidly organize demonstrations, says George Prevelakis, geo-politics professor at Sorbonne University.
"Greece was a case study of what not to do," Keridis said, criticizing the government's hands-off response to the crisis.