... a determination to keep the exchange rate stable against major European currencies, the sale of inefficient state run enterprises and a willingness amongst policy makers to avoid inflationary policy measures. The election of the Papandreou Government in 1980 resulted in a rise in wages and large budget deficits which resulted in extraordinarily high ... 1980's have recognized the shortcomings of Greece's inflation performance and partly as a result of pressure from the European Union has led to policy measures aimed at bridging the gap in inflation between the EU and Greece. Although it...

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... might feel a certain responsibility for the Greek debt crisis. Critics have accused the German government of hypocrisy. Some also believe that they pursued their own national interests by unwillingly adjusting fiscal policy to help correct the Eurozone crisis. The Germans did benefit from the crisis a little due to the falling borrowing rates and export boosts due to the Euro's depreciation. Another thing ... ...

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