The Horsemen of the Apocalypse are in Athens again. Officials from the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank are there to review Greece’s €110bn assistance package. They have two new factors to contend with since their last visit. First, Greece needs more money. Second, Brussels and Athens have been unsettled by speculation that Greece was considering leaving the eurozone. No matter how vehemently Athens protests, this notion is not going away.
“天启骑士”(Horsemen of the Apocalypse )再度现身雅典。欧盟(EU)、国际货币基金组织(IMF)和欧洲央行(ECB)的官员们正在希腊重新评估1100亿欧元的救助计划。自上次到访以来,他们又多了两个问题需要应对。第一,希腊需要更多的资金;第二,布鲁塞尔和雅典都在为一种传言——希腊正考虑退出欧元区——感到坐立不安。无论雅典方面如何竭力反驳,这种说法都无法消除。