# Professor Nicholas Economides discusses the looming referendum in Greece

1 Faculty News June 27, 2015 ![CNN logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027323.jpg?itok=3feg8BmM)>

Excerpt from [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/06/28/exp-greece-on-the-brink.cnn) -- "Unfortunately, the Greek government made such a crazy decision yesterday...it gambled with the whole future of Greece and let the decision be at the hands of the ECB and the Eurogroup. This, in my opinion was a totally irresponsible move. There was an opportunity to make a deal... Instead we're going through this crazy adventure of a referendum and the last referendum that happened in Greece was 40 years ago... it's very strange for the Greek system."

[Watch the video](http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/06/28/exp-greece-on-the-brink.cnn)