Negotiations between the EU and the Greek government concern more the very essence of what the notion of Europe represents than the financial considerations that many of Greece’s creditors wish to focus solely upon (Report, 13 February). The fact that Greece’s debt repayments are unsustainable has been well argued in your pages. But the depth of the humanitarian crisis that the debt repayment arrangements have generated may be difficult to comprehend by anyone who has not seen impoverished people in Greece rummaging through dustbins in search of something to eat or hanging around street markets at closing time to collect discarded foodstuffs.The Greek people have sent a clear message that they do not trust those who brought this crisis upon them Continue reading...