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.
「天啓騎士」(Horsemen of the Apocalypse )再度現身雅典。歐盟(EU)、國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)和歐洲央行(ECB)的官員們正在希臘重新評估1100億歐元的救助計劃。自上次到訪以來,他們又多了兩個問題需要應對。第一,希臘需要更多的資金;第二,布魯塞爾和雅典都在爲一種傳言——希臘正考慮退出歐元區——感到坐立不安。無論雅典方面如何竭力反駁,這種說法都無法消除。