Greece

The EU Commission’s hubris over the Greek wildfires

By Nikolas Leontopoulos

Launching a spin campaign on three fronts (Brussels, Italy, Greece), the EU Commission argued that since 2010 not only were there no cuts in Greece’s firefighting budget but on the contrary spending for the firefighters’ service actually increased. However, a simple fact-check of the official data tells a completely different story: From the outset of the Greek crisis until today Read more "The EU Commission’s hubris over the Greek wildfires"

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"