The government debt crisis – and the politically unpopular methods required to solve the problem – are taking center stage in Greece, as the ruling government is calling for new elections and the stock and bond markets are crashing.
Greek debt crisis: EU finance ministers wanted more austerity measures
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called for the election after an unsuccessful bid to win approval from Brussels over his 2015 budget. EU finance ministers overseeing the government bailout wanted more austerity measures, which Samaras says are crippling his country and whose people can no longer accept...