Ahem... The European Debt Crisis The Greek Case Costas Simitis, Former Prime Minister of Greece In this book, former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis examines the European debt crisis with particular reference to the case of Greece. He explores how the Greek crisis spilled over and quickly turned into a problem for the European Union as a whole. Contents: Preface * PART I: HOW WE ARRIVED AT THIS FIRST MEMORANDUM * 1. Was Greece Ready for the Euro? * 2. New Democracy’s Criminal Indifference * 3. PASOK’s Opportunistic Optimism * 4. Being in Denial * 5. Ineffective Solutions * 6. The Bitter Truth * 7. The First Memorandum: A Medicine with Dangerous Side Effects * PART II: THE MEMORANDUM’S FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION * 8. The Crisis Spreads to the Union * 9. Implementing the Memorandum: An Obstacle Race * 10. ‘An All Encompassing Plan’ to Solve the Crisis in the Eurozone? * 11. ‘An All Encompassing Plan’ to Solve the Crisis in Greece? * 12. A Year of the Memorandum: Seeking a New Solution * PART III: DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND POWER GAMES * 13. Debt Restructuring: The Decisions of 21st July * 14. A Dead End * 15. More Hitches * 16. The New Solution * 17. Political Games with Unpredictable Consequences * PART IV: COALITION GOVERNMENT, PSI, SECOND MEMORANDUM * 18. A Flicker of Hope * 19. Conflicts at the Highest European Level * 20. The New Agreement with the Eurozone (Memorandum II), the PSI * 21. An Evaluation of the Memorandum(s) * 22. Austerity and Growth: Implementing the Decisions of 21st February 2012 * 23. The Crisis Peaks * PART V: ELECTIONS MAY-JUNE 2012 * and
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