# Blog

Greece and the euro area need a deal within days, not months

International press informs us that the Greek government believes it has weeks or perhaps months to negotiate a new deal with its creditors. The basic idea of the new Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is that Greec...

The long haul: managing exit from financial assistance

Countries can make a clean exit from financial assistance, or enter a new programme or a precautionary programme, depending on the sustainability of their public debt and their vulnerability to shocks. Ireland mad...

An evaluation of the Troika’s programmes in the euro area

On Friday April 19th 2013, Bruegel fellows Jean Pisani-Ferry, André Sapir and Guntram Wolff presented a study evaluating the Troika’s recent programmes in the euro area. The presentation took place at the Peterson ...