Insight: Germany and Greece: a tale of estrangement
1 of 4. Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) walks past Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel after a family photo at an European Union leaders summit in Brussels, in this June 23, 2011 file photo. In early October of 2011, German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler landed in Athens on a plane packed full of corporate executives, carrying a message of hope. Yet within weeks the relationship had sunk to a postwar low. From interviews with German and European officials, Reuters has traced how and why trust broke down, with grave implications for Greece and Europe's single currency project.
BERLIN (Reuters) - In early October of last year, German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler landed in Athens on a plane packed full of corporate executives, carrying a message of hope.
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Noah Barkin and Gernot Heller
BERLIN
Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:49am EDT
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