While the Greek government gets on with austerity, citizens see themselves as victims

BBC’s Gavin Hewitt takes the pulse of the Greek populace and sees political roadblocks to further tightening by the government.

The Greek people are increasingly asking what the point is of this pain.

They have limited attachment to the European Union. They see years and years of austerity ahead. In their view, they are being forced to accept deep cuts to protect the French and German banks. Another paper called the latest measures “a merciless raid”.

George Soros recently penned the steps needed for Europe to resolve the crisis.

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