Reuters
November 6, 2011
The European Union turned up the heat on bickering Greek politicians on Sunday, pushing them to agree a crisis coalition and demanding progress toward backing an international bailout deal in the next 24 hours.
In a sign that Greece's political deadlock may be easing under EU pressure, a senior socialist said Prime Minister George Papandreou had made clear he would resign once a coalition deal was done, possibly as soon as Sunday night.
Papandreou asked the Greek president to host a three-way meeting with himself and the leader of the opposition on Sunday night after a cabinet meeting to explore the possibility of an agreement soon, the prime minister's office said shortly before the cabinet session ended.
President Karolos Papoulias said he would invite the leaders provided they agreed on a "procedure" beforehand, State TV said.
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