Greece sets showdown vote over euro

Greece sets showdown vote over euro

Press quote (The Wall Street Journal)
Simon Tilford
16 May 2012

"The contagion risk is serious, but I don't think the euro zone is bluffing," said Simon Tilford, chief economist at the CER. "The Greeks have misread the politics" of Northern Europe, where many policy makers "believe a Greek exit would be a salutary and cleansing experience," Mr. Tilford said.