Supporters point to Ireland, Portugal and Spain as nations that have bounced back to varying degrees
after austerity programs; critics point to Greece, which has remained economically troubled.
Not exact matches
After more than two years of financial crisis, international bailouts, a huge debt writedown and Europe's harshest
austerity program, Greek voters have been given a chance to hit back at the parties that got them into this mess.
After a contentious period of negotiations, the odds of a so - called «Grexit,» or Greek exit from the euro, were drastically reduced as Greece begrudgingly accepted an
austerity program and Germany gave the European Stability Mechanism the green light to negotiate a third bailout.