Louis de Saussure blog

One more thing I don't understand: Europe is a kind of super-state; it dictates its choices to, for example, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland. And others. It would be so nice if it were for the well-being of everyone in fairness. But imagine that we were speaking of the UK and Northumbria instead of Europe and Greece. Or of France and Marseilles. That the government in Paris would force the city of Marseilles into sudden economic "austerity" (catastrophe) with as a result kids looking for food in garbage cans after school, and all the misery, while Paris people would get the most of their recovering the tended money? Or that the government in London imposes that Cornwall suddenly gets totally poor with no public service and a huge employment because of a decision by the British government? They would call it a tribute by an occupying power, rather than help from the ones above and friends around. Well - that's what happening out there in Greece, Portugal, Spain...

Representatives of the 'Troïka' (European Commission; IMF; European Central Bank): There are a few things I don't understand and I wish you could explain them to me. I keep reading decisions like this last one today (a day in which public TV was stopped in Greece): " The Troika opened the backdoor for a wage below 586 euros by issuing a ministerial decision, cancelling the definition of the minimum salary by law, as it was initially provided by the decision of the Ministerial Council of the Ministry of Labor. In a meeting which was held at the Ministry on June 12" (Greek Reporter).  As makers of decisions bearing direct impact on people’s lives, it is your duty to take a few minutes to answer and explain these decisions to me and all of us. After all, if we are in a democracy, we the people are responsible for the election of the people in power who give missions to you, and you need to respond of the fairness and quality of your decisions. We need to kn...