Via Bloomberg:
“We are basically trying to change the course of the Titanic,” [Greek Finance Minister George] Papaconstantinou said at a conference in Brussels today. “People think we are in a terrible mess. And we are”.
Which is all very different from the tome struck by the Greek PM but a few days ago:
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says in Brussels that Greece will not need help amid debt crisis He said Greece “never asked for any help” and added that it “will not be needing help” in the future.
Related link:
The Greeks’ swap probe – FT Alphaville
Greece’s personal wealth comedy – FT Alphaville
Fawlty Europe – FT Alphaville
Greece v everyone, Eurostat and currency swaps edition [UPDATED] – FT Alphaville