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21.10.2017 - Comments

Greece bankruptcy

by Thomas Mayer

It is not to be expected that Greece will ever repay its debts. Europe must stop deluding itself.

This commentary is from the column “Mayers Weltwirtschaft” (Mayer’s World Economy) which was published in the FAS (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung) and is available online at www.faz.net (in German only).

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