Greece’s election has sent shockwaves throughout Europe and especially Germany. The Euro zone’s biggest economy and paymaster has reluctantly footed a big bill for bailing out Greece and other euro members, extending financial aid in return for strict and unpopular austerity measures. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesJens Weidmann, president of Germany’s central bank, said that debt relief would only grant Greece “a short pause for breath.” He added: “I hope the new government won’t call into question what is expected and what has already been achieved.”
Jan 27th, 2015 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Germany bankrolled these shysters who should never have been in the Euro Zone anyway.
In fact they should never have been in the EU.
Agreed.
Jan 27th, 2015 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If Tsipras gets his way Greece is screwed.
Jan 27th, 2015 - 08:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Germany deserves this !!!
Jan 27th, 2015 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why in the world they rescued an alreay sunked ship.
Greece is screwed? Like Iceland was?
Jan 28th, 2015 - 08:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Europe is screwed...
The EU might screwed but Europe will be fine. Which works for me.
Jan 28th, 2015 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0How the European dream is dying, state by state
Jan 28th, 2015 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As the victory of the anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece shakes financial markets across Europe, find out how the EU project is slowly falling apart in the ten major member states and two cities which form its heart
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11366613/How-the-European-dream-is-dying-state-by-state.html
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