European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 7 February | 94 comments (94 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

BBC: Greece exit would not end euro, says EU commissioner

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes told a Dutch newspaper that there would be "absolutely no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.

Of course not: once someone is fully dehumanize you can throw them overboard without guilt.

"The Greeks have to realise that we Dutch and we Germans can only sell emergency Greek aid to our taxpayers if there's evidence of good will."
A similar message was delivered with a more optimistic spin by Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the "eurogroup" of eurozone finance ministers, who said he had no doubt that Greece would remain within the eurozone, provided that it met its obligations to other members.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 05:06:45 AM EST
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Paging Nomad (none / 0)

Nomad, what are the connotations of the following turns of phrase in Dutch?

Volkskrant: Neelie Kroes: Euro kan best zonder Athene

Kroes is er vooralsnog geen voorstander van als Griekenland de euro inruilt voor de drachme. 'Maar er is absoluut geen man overboord als we iemand missen uit de eurozone.' Ze beseft dat haar uitlatingen omstreden zijn en koren op de molen van de PVV die al langer bepleit de Europese geldkraan naar Athene dicht te draaien. Kroes: 'Misschien is mijn woordkeus niet helemaal gelukkig. Wat is een man overboord? Er wordt steeds gezegd: als je één land laat uitstappen of vraagt om uit te stappen, dan stort het hele bouwwerk in. Maar dat is gewoon niet waar.'

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 11:00:11 AM EST
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Re: Paging Nomad (none / 0)

A song for Neelie Kroes and Greece:

Keelhaul that filthy bastard
send him down to the depths below
let the landlubber walk the plank
with a bottle of rum and a yo-ho-ho

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 11:04:03 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 7 February | 94 comments (94 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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