Greece races headlong into bankruptcy

The creditors are demanding that Athens draw up a list of the labour market and tax reforms that have yet to be enacted for the country to receive further loans. But the politicians are not willing to introduce reforms, which means that the fate of the country is sealed, writes the left-liberal daily La Repubblica: "Greece is turning once again into a walking menace for the financial markets. After a relatively positive week on Europe's stock markets the Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has turned up with almost empty hands. The credit negotiations will continue but owing to the lack of domestic unity in Greece things do not bode well for them. If the negotiating parties haven't reached an agreement by February 13 the insolvency of Greece will be a fact and national bankruptcy inevitable."

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