Germany is demanding that Greece continue to service its debts in full, even though Greece is clearly broke and the International Monetary Fund has noted the need for debt relief. The collision of reality (Greece’s insolvency) with politics (Germany’s demands) was bound to create a disaster.
厄瓜多尔基多——希腊危机对这个国家来讲是个悲剧，而对世界经济来讲是种危险。德国要求希腊继续全额偿还债务，即使希腊明显已经破产且国际货币基金组织指出有必要进行债务减免。现实（希腊破产）与政治（德国要求）之间的冲突注定会酿成灾难。事实也的确如此：本周希腊银行体系出现了令人震惊的崩溃。