Greeks Feel the Pain of Being Normal Again
The government wants to exit its bailout program after eight years, but the country’s finances still look shaky.
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The prevalent belief in Europe is that the crisis is all but over in Greece: the economy is growing, the country just raised money from bond investors, and the government that went to the brink three years ago is telling the euro region it doesn't need any more financial aid.
Yet for all the alluring signals, there's the enduring pain of repairing the nation’s finances after an economic meltdown never seen before in peacetime.