Tsipras and Merkel: polar opposites who depend entirely on each other
by Ian Traynor from Economics | The Guardian on (#DJVT)
Greek prime minister and German chancellor are locked in battle of wills over Greece's eurozone future that will determine their fates
They are a study in contrasts, the yin and the yang of Europe's epic battle for mastery of its destiny. But Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras are now almost umbilically linked - the political fate of the one hinging on the policy choices of the other.
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