Hawks and doves

The hypocrisy continues, and everyone is playing their part.

The leftist-led government brought to Parliament a package of austerity measures it does not believe in - in fact, measures which are mandated by a bailout agreement that it refuses to take ownership of.

The European doves are well aware that the reforms will remain lame, the additional taxes will not be collected, and that numbers do not add up. Their main priority at the moment is to make sure that the Greek problem does not show up on the radar at a time when major challenges are at play, including the prospect of Brexit, political uncertainty in Spain, and the refugee crisis.

In a way, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ticks all the right boxes: He has accepted all requirements regarding NATO's migrant mission in the Aegean Sea and the concession of sovereignty in dealing with the refugee issue....

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