Blatant Hypocrisy: the Latest Late-Night Bailout of Greece

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/27/blatant-hypocrisy-the-latest-late-night-bailout-of-greece/
Date Written:  2016-05-27
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX19467

The new late night deal in the Eurogroup on the new bailout for Greece is another blatant hypocrisy by the dominant European Union powers, their partner-cum-competitor IMF (aka the US) and the Greek establishment (now represented by the SYRIZA government). The new deal is an uneasy compromise subject to a continuing tug-of-war between the US (through its proxy, the IMF) and the EU.

Subject Headings

• Syriza