The European Commission on Wednesday (21 March) said Cyprus itself was responsible for the most unpopular detail of its bailout.
Following the Cypriot parliament's rejection of the €10 billion bailout, the commission said it was Nicosia that wanted to apply a levy on all savers - including the least well off - when the terms of the deal were being discussed.
It is this element that sparked Cypriots to queue to take money out of their accounts and led to fears of a bank run that co...
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