During the Greek crisis, it must have been in 2011 or 2012, I ran into a tired Finn drinking coffee in the almost deserted bar of the Brussels building where ministers from EU countries always meet.
It was well after midnight. A few floors above us, ministers of Finance of the eurozone were negotiating a loan package for Greece.
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Already a member? Login hereCaroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC. She also writes columns for Foreign Policy and De Standaard. This piece is an edited version of a column for NRC.
Caroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC. She also writes columns for Foreign Policy and De Standaard. This piece is an edited version of a column for NRC.