The German edition of the “Financial Times” refers to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and the austerity measures he took to take the country out of the fiscal crisis. The article’s author writes on Papandreou in a flattering style and wishes that Germany had a Prime Minister like Mr. Papandreou.
The tiltle of the article is: “Our person in Athens” and the subtitle is “Greece has what Germany misses. A really audacious politician in leadership who makes efforts to reform the system!” The writer underlines that “Mr. Papandreou abided by his commitments to Eurogroup in order to save the country from the severe fiscal crisis, taking austerity measures unknown to the whole Europe.”
Furthermore, the writer notes that Greece has become a guinea pig for the whole Europe, adding that if Greece manages to the escape the fiscal crisis, then Angela Merkel, will learn a lesson: politics can be glorious only if its representatives dare!”
Finally the writer compares the Greek Prime Minister with an ancient Greek who does not run away, even if he loses the battle, underlining that: “Europe must thank him as he did not choose to bankrupt or renegotiate the debt, something that would have made the lives of the Greek citizens easier..”
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