Call for bailout referendum after Greek decision

THE decision by the Greek government to let its citizens decide whether to accept the revised EU aid package has led to calls for the Irish Government to follow suit.

Yesterday, Greek prime minister George Papandreou announced the government is to hold a referendum to see if voters want to adopt the new €130 billion package.

This follows a poll that suggests nearly 60% of Greek voters view the new bailout deal as “negative” or “probably negative”.