The European Economy: Back to the Grind

The European Economy

Back to the Grind

Yannis Palaiologos

Journalist with “Kathimerini” newspaper

Storm clouds gathered over the Eurozone again in the first half of 2018. After the strong growth of 2017, the economy slowed down, while prospects for meaningful institutional reform dimmed and the new, strongly eurosceptic Italian government rekindled fears of a relapse into crisis.