The visit was drenched in symbolism. The past half-decade of crippling austerity in Greece is the consequence of terms dictated by the troika — the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Germany, Europes largest economy, played a key role in delivering Greeces bailout and enforcing its strict conditions. Ill will toward Germany is high in Greece, where ordinary citizens blame their countrys dire economic state in part on the high-handed policies of a distant European elite.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:41:59 +0000