Editorial Board

Stop Dithering Over Greece

No one benefits from this endless cycle of crisis, confusion and short-term fixes.

February 15, 2017 at 6:30 AM UTC

By The Editorial Board

The Editorial Board publishes the views of the editors across a range of national and global affairs.

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Is Europe heading back to financial mayhem? Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras warned this week that it might be. Any further delay in reaching agreement between Greece and its creditors, he said, risked a new recession and a fresh crisis of confidence across the euro zone.

Maybe that’s a little alarmist -- but he’s right about one thing. This ridiculous saga has dragged on long enough.