Marc Peeperkorn
Marc Peeperkorn is the Brussels correspondent for Dutch daily De Volkskrant.
Updated: 8 February 2012
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By Marc Peeperkorn
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Eurozone crisis: The “Grexit” taboo has been broken
8 February 201216113 De Volkskrant Amsterdam
Winner of the Dutch elections, centre-right prime minister Mark Rutte will be forced to form a coalition with Labour. He will therefore have to temper his criticism of the EU, to the great relief of Brussels ... and Berlin. 
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. 
At a time when Athens is still involved in debt restructuring negotiations with its private creditors, Neelie Kroes’ recent allusions to a Greek exit from the euro are a sign that European leaders are intent on preparing the terrain for such an eventuality.