A European Union without Greece would be a much diminished force

What would a failure to resolve the Greek debt crisis mean for the EU as a whole? Marianna Charountaki writes that while the debate over Greece has often focused on narrow economic issues, a Grexit would have far wider implications, undermining the foundations of the integration project and necessitating a complete restructuring of the European Union.

ESO: Background information: The real sins of Varoufakis: why Greece is being punished for refusing to play by the Eurogroup’s rules / More of the same potentially on the cards for Greece as Grexit avoided for now / Why the United States and Germany Differ Over Fixing Greece / Turning Tsipras’s Loss Into Victory / Momentous times for democracy in Europe (and other commentary features) http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-real-sins-of-varoufakis-why-greece-is-being-punished-for-refusing-to-play-by-the-eurogroups-rules-more-of-the-same-potentially-on-the-cards-for-greece-as-grexit-avoided-for-now-why-t/

ESO: Background information: The Greek crisis shows that what we need is more Europe, not less http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-crisis-shows-that-what-we-need-is-more-europe-not-less/

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