Think tank dubious of Troika’s success

Against the backdrop of the upcoming European and national elections, the latest assessments of the financial assistance programmes from various corners tend to be positive. However, this upbeat approach ?should be partly resisted,? argues the think tank Bruegel, because many problems remain, among them the high levels of private and public debt and too weak growth prospects to improve the employment figures. Bruegel's analysis, published on 19 February, was commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs…