ギリシャに対する欧州連合（ＥＵ）などの支援交渉が土壇場を迎えています。ユーロ圏１９カ国が１６日開いた財務相会合は、厳しい緊縮策を伴う現行支援策の全面見直しを訴えるギリシャと、継続を求めるＥＵ側の溝が埋まらず、１１日に続いて物別れに終わりました。
The Japan Newsの関連記事に'Grexit'という言葉がありました。 何となく予想できる造語ですが調べてみました。
That is why investors grew increasingly concerned Monday that a deal may not emerge in time to avoid a so-called “Grexit” from the euro — the main stock market in Greece fell 3.8 percent while the euro slipped.
Investors are worried that the two sides are poles apart especially as a cornerstone of the election campaign of Greece’s new left-wing government was to scrap the bailout program. In return for €240 billion ($275 billion) of rescue money from 2010 onwards, successive Greek governments have had to implement a wide array of austerity measures such as deep cuts to spending and pensions.
Grexit とは：
Both the EU and Greece say the country should remain in the eurozone, but creditors are resisting pressure from the new Greek government to write off massive debts. As a result, the future of Greece's bailout is in doubt and the country faces a possible exit from the euro, the so-called "Grexit".
もう一つ be poles apartとは：
if two people or things are poles apart, they are complete opposites My sister and I are poles apart in personality. Our political views are poles apart.
