Ecb Policymaker Wants Banks Off Greece Bailout Hook

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Sat, 01/07/2012 - 7:57am

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Athanasios Orphanides called for euro zone leaders to abandon plans to make private sector investors help reduce Greece's debts, but his push showed no sign of gaining any traction in Europe's capitals on Friday.

Senh: Everyone needs to take part in helping Greece. The government can't do everything.

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