Euro crisis

The euro crisis is far from over: What the EU could have learned from Greece – but didn’t

By Harald Schumann

In the end, the ministers and commissioners spoke as if they were good Europeans again. "It’s done," confirmed Portugal’s Finance Minister Mario Centeno, currently chairman of the Eurogroup. "With our solidarity it was successful,” said his German colleague Olaf Scholz, and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker stated that "Europe should be proud of its common currency". But the staging was all bluff. In truth, there is nothing to celebrate. Read more "The euro crisis is far from over: What the EU could have learned from Greece – but didn’t"