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The front page: 9 May 2012
9 May 201241PresseuropTa Nea, Handelsblatt, Le Figaro & 4 others -
Economy: The Greek crisis will fast expose Hollande
8 May 2012296100 Financial Times London -
Greece: Who will restore order?
8 May 201212364 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 8 May 2012
8 May 201239PresseuropTo Ethnos, Le Figaro, Corriere della Sera & 4 others -
Editorial: From Paris to Athens
7 May 2012427Presseurop -
France: Hollande’s victory changes the game in Europe
7 May 20127711PresseuropThe Guardian, Frankfurter Rundschau, Corriere della Sera & 4 others -
Greece: On the road to chaos
7 May 2012134141 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 7 May 2012
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Greece: World’s best civil servant is Greek
4 May 20121902 Público Lisbon -
Politique: Voter-viewer
4 May 201235 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 4 May 2012
4 May 201225PresseuropAujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien, Süddeutsche Zeitung, I Kathimerini & 4 others -
European Union: Will Europe vote Merkel out of office?
3 May 201219364 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Greece: Far right reaps benefits from crisis
1 May 201230645 I Kathimerini Athens -
Greece: Deprived of debate
30 April 201228 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 24 April 2012
24 April 201217PresseuropTa Nea, Libération, Le Soir & 4 others -
Eurozone crisis: The people have become a nuisance
24 April 2012137898 Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt -
The front page: 20 April 2012
20 April 201223PresseuropTa Nea, El Periódico de Catalunya, The Daily Telegraph & 4 others -
Debt crisis: You can’t buy your way to growth
19 April 201227294 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Economy: IMF is a troublesome ally
18 April 2012199122 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
European Commission: New rules to prevent creative stats
18 April 2012533PresseuropAdevărul -
Editorial: Looking ahead to 6 May
16 April 2012411Presseurop -
Greece: Bad deal for Judas
12 April 201229 I Kathimerini Athens -
Greece: Most crucial elections in Greek history
12 April 2012805PresseuropTo Ethnos, Ta Nea -
Greece: As quiet as a Eurocrat in Athens
9 April 201221827 Le Temps Geneva -
Greece: Public suicide shocks Greece
5 April 201224416PresseuropTa Nea -
The front page: 4 April 2012
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euro zone: The trillion-euro illusion
2 April 20122958 De Volkskrant Amsterdam -
Greece: House-cleaning
28 March 201218 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 28 March 2012
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Economy: Greece is our vanguard
28 March 2012129101 Hospodářské Noviny Prague -
Greece: Really the last time
27 March 201222 National Post Toronto -
Democracy: When will there be a virtual European salon?
27 March 20128076 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
The front page: 19 March 2012
19 March 201230PresseuropLibération, Gazeta Wyborcza, The Irish Times & 4 others -
Eurozone crisis: Time for politics after the storm
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Greece: Saved
14 March 201247 I Kathimerini Athens -
The front page: 13 March 2012
13 March 201225PresseuropTo Ethnos, Rzeczpospolita, La Libre Belgique & 5 others -
Greece: Sword of Damocles
12 March 201242 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
European Union: Nine countries back Tobin Tax
12 March 201213237PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
The front page: 12 March 2012
12 March 201223PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza, Magyar Hírlap, Die Presse & 4 others -
Greece: Shipwreck has been avoided
9 March 201294146 To Ethnos Athens -
Eurozone crisis: Greek aid will go to the banks
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The front page: 9 March 2012
9 March 201222PresseuropTo Ethnos, Le Soir, The Daily Telegraph & 4 others -
Greek crisis: Thessaloniki shows the way forward
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The front page: 8 March 2012
8 March 201222PresseuropI Kathimerini, Handelsblatt, Népszabadság & 4 others -
Greece: Suspense not over on Athens’ debt
7 March 2012213PresseuropTa Nea, Les Echos -
Internet: It’s not real if it’s not online
6 March 2012PresseuropBlog -
Greece: Philosophy
2 March 201252 L'Espresso Rome -
Fiction: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the eurozone crisis
2 March 201234410 Cicero Berlin -
Eurozone crisis: Try the Greek yoke on, Herr Hansen
29 February 201242819 Cicero Berlin -
Greece: Sold
29 February 201265
Whether Hollande will maintain his anti-austerity stance and side with Greece or whether he will back German policy remains to be seen. No matter how much tweaking of EU fiscal agreements he can negotiate, the political storm brewing in Greece is likely test him sooner rather than later. 
The elections of May 6 have shaken the Greek political landscape to its core and a majority capable of governing cannot be reached. Yet, notes Kathimerini, the politicians discredited by the electorate and their European partners are supposed to find the path to recovery. 
Most European newspapers are hailing the victory of the socialist candidate in the French presidential elections but stress that, among the challenges ahead, foremost will be relations with Germany and Hollande’s attitude towards the fiscal pact pushed by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 
On May 6, the Greeks heavily punished the two traditional parties, who implemented the austerity programme, and let the radical left and far-right parties come into force into the Parliament. This result could lead to a powerless government and even violence, fears a columnist. 
Whichever party wins the May 6 elections, reforming the state will be one of its major challenges. Yet in a way that is as encouraging as it is surprising, it was a Greek who was elected ‘Best Official in the World’ by an American institution. 
France, Greece, Holland and Germany: Europe is facing five new elections, each of which could not be more different. But all of them come down to the crisis policies of Angela Merkel. The German Chancellor may be voted out of office. 
Greek legislative elections scheduled for May 6, the first since the start of the financial crisis, could become a protest vote against austerity policies and the political parties that implement them. If so, this could benefit the far right, which, little by little, is gaining legitimacy. 
A spectre is stalking the financial markets: what if the army of unemployed and poor no longer rubber-stamp the policies of the powerful? No wonder neither politicians nor business leaders want to risk too much democracy. 
European leaders are seeking growth as a way to attenuate the social consequences of austerity measures. But simply giving money to the countries of Southern Europe, which do not have the adequate economic foundations, is a pipe dream, warns a Swedish commentator. 
The International Monetary Fund, which recently warned Europe of the possibility of another crisis, forms part of the troika charged with rescuing countries in financial difficulty. However, over the last year under the presidency of France’s Christine Lagarde, the organisation which is often presented as a saviour has adopted a less conciliatory tone. 
Their mission: to bring the Greeks onto the path of budgetary virtue. Their method: to shake up established practice and insist on sacrifices. The risk: they may be targeted by anyone with a gripe against the EU. 
On 29 March, EU finance ministers claimed to have come up with the right numbers with which to shield the eurozone from a new crisis. But it is a sleight-of-hand accounting that could crumble at the first sign of trouble. 
The near-collapse of Greece is the scenario that awaits other countries if they fail to get their debt under control. The aid to Athens is a sign that the European Union is still alive, but without the discipline of the fiscal pact, it won’t be enough, says a Czech economist. 
First there were books, then came the press, and now we have Internet. For almost two centuries, media have provided a virtual space for discussion that has enabled democracy to develop. Today, however, a Swedish columnist remarks Europe lacks a virtual space that is not constrained by national boundaries. 
The European economy appears to have survived the worst of the crisis and to be on the road to recovery. However, progress towards this goal is is hampered by political hesitations and politicians doubts about their performance in future elections. 
Having succeeded in convincing between 85% and 95% of its creditors to write down part of its debt, the Greek government has finally accomplished one of the tasks expected of it. But now it will have to convince the people that the sacrifices it has demanded will not be vain. 
The Greek capital is bogged down in grievances over recession and the country’s loss of autonomy. But further east, in the Thessaloniki region, new business ideas are cropping up – and new hopes blooming. Die Zeit visited the Greeks who are trying to live off the fruits of their own hard work.
What if the euro crisis were merely a devilish experiment set up by a gigantic computer disguised as Planet Earth? The Berlin cabaret artist Horst Evers runs though the euro crisis – but by the rules of Douglas Adams’ alternative universe. And he finds the human race isn’t quite up to their job. 
What would the life of an average German official be like if the Federal Republic were forced to follow the same draconian austerity measures it is currently imposing on Greece? With the help of some experts, Cicero tries to imagine it.