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Date c. January 2009 - present
Location Europe

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Greek protesters
euro-zone debt crisis
euro-zone debt crisis
Grillo, Beppe
Matteo Renzi
National Front
Alexis Tsipras
Good debt vs bad debt
Inflation, interest rates, and economic policy
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Alexis Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras
prime minister of Greece
“Queen of Europe”
Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
president of France
Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi
prime minister of Italy