# Prof. Nicholas Economides on Greece's decision to hold a referendum

1 Faculty News November 1, 2011 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/greece-referendum-bombshell-george-papandreou_n_1069634.html) -- "The European Union has missed the opportunity to get rid of the Greek problem once and for all by putting some money there in making Greece an isolated case. Right now the EU has to face the consequences in all the other weak countries."

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