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Actually read somewhere (perhaps Euro Intelligence) that that was exactly what was behind this.  They claimed that this wasn't for a country like Greece, but rather laying the foundation for Germany itself to leave the Eurozone.

Not sure how much stock to put into that analysis or if it was a Europe.Is.Doomed report, but it was an interesting take on this particular proposal.

"Schiller sprach zu Goethe, Steck in dem Arsch die Flöte! Goethe sagte zu Schiller, Mein Arsch ist kein Triller!"

by Jeffersonian Democrat (rzg6f@virginia.edu) on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 07:30:45 AM EST
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The context of her words is basically "I'm aching to throw out Greece but we can't".

You know, if Merkel wants to talk about the "roots" of the crisis, it's better to get rid of the Growth and Stability Suicide Pact, not saying that it is "no longer sufficient".

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 07:37:41 AM EST
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