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Merkel ‘Did Propose’ Eurozone Membership Referendum

00:49 19/05/2012 ATHENS, May 19 (RIA Novosti)

Officials in the Greek presidential administration say a report about German Chancellor Angela Merkel's proposal that Greece hold a referendum on its membership in the Eurozone is true

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