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The third Greek bailout and the challenge to national democracy (in Athens and beyond)

Scarpetta, Vincenzo, (2015), “The third Greek bailout and the challenge to national democracy (in Athens and beyond)”, Open Europe blog, 21 Αυgust

The third Greek bailout is officially under way. The ESM, the Eurozone’s bailout fund, has this morning disbursed €13 billion from the first tranche of the new loan. But let’s take a step back and look at what happened in some of the countries where national parliaments held a vote on the bailout – a perfect illustration of how Eurozone membership clashes with national democracy.

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