02 12 / 2009

"Within days of taking office, Papandreou, a staunch advocate of a “green” economy, announced that his ministers would have to make do with small “electric” cars and not the fleet of Mercedes their predecessors had used. Clamping down on widespread tax evasion and taxing the rich and church will, he hopes, also bring in badly needed revenues. The all-pervasive problem of corruption will also be targeted with Papandreou likely to call a rare meeting of party leaders to deal with the scourge in the coming days."

Greece fights to rein in debt

LOLzing. Okay, Greece, good luck with that.  Brussels aside, everyone who has been to Greece knows it is a (fun, adorable) hot lazy mess.

Also this article is amazing. It might as well not be about Greece, it’s so full of sweeping archetypes. In related news, I can’t wait to read this book.