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Originally Posted by Hesla
The EU needs to find a way to just cut them loose. It would be a message to other lazy countries in the region as well.
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I know this is a common year thought, and probably amongst a lot of other Europeans. There is a problem here though. They could be past the point of no return, and there is one particularly glaring issue with this situation.
If they cut Greece out tomorrow then the focus shifts to Portugal and Spain. If you cut them, Italy has to go next and the next would be France. At the point where it becomes obvious that France would leave the union it's basically over. Essentially cutting Greece could mean the entire EU fails; sometimes the unintended consequences of a seemingly simple route are too painful!
Its a catch 22 though. No one wants to keep pouring money into these countries and they're being dragged into austerity (which might not work anyway).
I agree with cowperson that eventually it will get sorted and it just takes time. Until then it could be a bit of a roller-coaster.