EU economic affairs commissioner Olli Rehn joined the increasingly bitter war of words between the EU's executive body and the IMF on Friday, accusing the Washington-based fund of 'washing its hands' of its role in the Greek debt crisis.
Speaking during a conference in Helsinki on Friday (7 June), the normally cerebral Rehn commented that "I don't think it's fair and just (for the IMF) to wash its hands and throw the dirty water on the Europeans' shoulders."
The commission has bee...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.