Ο Κώστας Μελάς σημειώνει πως η όξυνση της κρίσης στην ευρωζώνη χρειάζεται να αντιμετωπισθεί με σαφήνεια και μακροπρόθεσμη προοπτική.

Paul Krugman argues that unfortunately, German politicians have never explained the math to their constituents. Instead, they’ve taken the lazy path: moralizing about the irresponsibility of borrowers…

Ο Κώστας Μελάς σημειώνει ότι για πρώτη φορά δημοσίως και ευθαρσώς ελληνική κυβέρνηση (στα χρόνια του Μνημονίου) καταθέτει την πρότασή της για ελάφρυνση του χρέους της χώρας.

Joschka Fisher argues that not long ago, German politicians and journalists confidently declared that the euro crisis was over; Germany and the European Union, they believed, had weathered the storm.

Paul Krugman argues that when Greece entered its debt crisis at the end of 2009, and other European nations found themselves under severe stress, money seeking a safe haven began pouring into Switzerland. This in turn sent the Swiss franc soaring, with devastating effects on the competitiveness of Swiss manufacturing, and threatened to push Switzerland — which already had very low inflation and very low interest rates — into Japanese-style deflation.

Με ένα ριζοσπαστικό κύριο άρθρο (editorial) οι “New York Times” προτείνουν μία πιο ρεαλιστική προσέγγιση στο πρόβλημα της Ελλάδας, συνιστώντας να αναβληθεί η αποπληρωμή των δόσεων του ελληνικού χρέους, που λήγουν τον επόμενο χρόνο.

Paul Krugman argue that the Greek leftists who may well come to power there later this month are arguably the least scary of the bunch, although their demands for debt relief and an end to austerity may provoke a tense standoff with Brussels.