Against a background of political turmoil the European Union's Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici arrived in Athens on a two-day visit.

Moscovici has a carrot and stick mission: Firstly to keep Greece on the straight and narrow path of economic reform while holding up the goal of becoming debt free.

“If we succeed in closing the review which I hope, I will work for with the teams of the Commission, by the end of February next year, the troika will leave Greece. And we will move to …
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