Greece urged to revert to Drachma

Conservative leader in the European Parliament Martin Callanan has urged EU politicians to put economics before politics and let Greece ditch the euro.

Greece urged to revert to Drachma
Wed, 18 Apr, 2012 - 19:09

Conservative leader in the European Parliament Martin Callanan has urged EU politicians to put economics before politics and let Greece ditch the euro.

He said Greece was now a ā€œlightning rodā€ for the continuing crisis and should revert to the Drachma.

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