Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is certainly not the most popular statesman in the European Union (EU) after the stunt he pulled this week. Following his call for a national referendum on last week’s proposed EU debt deal he really painted himself as the EU’s big bad wolf. The deal, comprising a €130bn rescue package for the eurozone, including an €8bn slice for Greece, almost unravelled before it could kick in. Global financial markets tumbled in reaction, losing most of the progress made last week. Read more