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Italy and Portugal could topple out of the eurozone if Greece is forced out, says Athens (Photo: thierry ehrmann)

Greece: Italy and Portugal next if we are forced out of eurozone

Italy and Portugal could be next to go if Greece is forced to leave the eurozone, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Sunday (9 February) drawing a swift rebuke from Italy.

The newly elected left-wing government of Alexis Tsipras faces a critical week as it seeks to re-write its financial rescue programme with its EU creditors, and is due to present its economic programme to finance ministers in Brussels this Wednesday.

However, in an interview with Italian state telev...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Italy and Portugal could topple out of the eurozone if Greece is forced out, says Athens (Photo: thierry ehrmann)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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