At a midday audience with the Greek president, Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister George Papandreou said that moves toward cross-party consensus with the opposition conservatives are necessary to put to rest EU fears that the passage of a €130 billion bail-out and austerity deal are at risk.
"My aim is to immediately create a government of co-operation," he told reporters alongside the largely ceremonial head of state.
"A lack of consensus would worry our European partners over our...
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