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February 27, 2013

Greek Reform Effort Slows to a Crawl

Georgios Christidis, Der Spiegel

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The troika is back in Athens this week and with all eyes on Italy, Greece feels it has little to fear. But important reforms have stalled and the government's belt-tightening efforts seem paralyzed. Politicians are playing for time and hoping for fresh money.

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