Syriza’s ministers seem to have agreed bailout terms not very different from those they were elected to rejectAfter five years of living on the brink, Greeks have become inured to make-or-break crisis meetings in Brussels. Wrangling over the details of austerity plans is no longer enough to push irate demonstrators on to the streets of Athens in protest – even if the leftist-led government has done little else since it was catapulted into power three weeks ago.Instead, the Greek capital’s boulevards were buzzing all through last week. On Sunday, as Syriza’s outspoken finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, prepared to confront his eurozone paymasters for the first time, thousands thronged central Syntagma Square imploring the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – the bodies that have kept their bankrupt nation afloat – to “give Greece a chance”.“Greece has always managed to hold its head high. I think people will respect us, and fear us a little, after this.” Continue reading...
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