A Panel Discussion organised by the Hellenic Observatory and the Hellenic Bankers Association, UK.

The debt crisis has provoked fierce debate over the best solutions for a return to growth on a sustainable basis. Some see ‘austerity’ as a necessary corrective, others feel this incurs unnecessary and profound social pain. Greece is the acute case in these respects: a test for euro-zone strategy and a challenge to political and social cohesion.

SPEAKERS

Paul MASON, Economics Editor, Channel 4 News
John MILIOS, Member of the Central Committee of SYRIZA; Professor of Political Economy, National Technical University of Athens
Holger SCHMIEDING, Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank
Miranda XAFA, Senior Scholar, CIGI and Former member of the IMF Executive Board