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The Greece Dilemma: Sovereign Debts Imperiling the Euro and Challenging EU Ties

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Greece’s sovereign debt crisis puts the credibility of the euro and European institutional arrangements on the line. Nothing less than the stability of the euro, the integrity of European Monetary Union, even the EU and European integration itself are at stake. At their January 18, 2009 meeting, eurozone finance ministers kept up the pressure on Greece to fulfill its commitment to cut its budget deficit, estimated to be close to 13% of gross domestic product in 2009, to less than 3% of GDP in 2012. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, will take a closer[...]

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