EU Must Find New Way to Contain Grexit Risks
Sunday’s anti-austerity referendum has raised the chances that Greece exits the euro; EU leaders have much to do to ensure other countries don't follow suit.
Tom Buerkle
December 17, 2025
Francois Hollande, France's president, right, and Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, hold a joint news conference at Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Monday, July 6, 2015. Merkel's government refused to give ground on Greek aid after Sunday's referendum went against it, saying that Greece must now present a plan on how to stay in the euro area. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Francois Hollande; Angela Merkel
Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
