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Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou attends a news conference after an eurozone finance ministers meeting on Greece at the EU Council in Brussels May 2, 2010.
Monday, May. 03, 2010

Open quoteWe are called on today to make a basic choice. The choice is between collapse or salvation.Close quote

  • GEORGE PAPACONSTANTINOU,
  • Greek Finance Minister, on a deal with the E.U. and IMF for a $145 billion financial rescue, in return for which Greece must commit to years of austerity measures; a nationwide strike against the plan is set for Wednesday
Photo: Francois Lenoir / Reuters | Source: AP