John Ward – EU Source : Samaras ‘Only Got Greek Deal Because Of Pro-EU Party Promise’ – Exclusive From Brussels : Why The Deal That Never Was Might Never Have Been – 29 November 2012

The Slog’s trusted Brussels mole informed me last night that Chief Greek nailbiter Atonis Samaras (left) was forced by Berlin-am-Brussels to give a firm promise of forming his new ‘European Party’ last weekend – or Athens would be hung out to dry.

We can only hope that Samaras agreed with a wry smile, because that would have to have been the emptiest threat since Dad’s Army pointed its pitchforks at Hitler.

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