The ECB will buy the bonds of crisis-stricken state only if they apply for assistance from the euro bailout bond and fulfil the conditions that entails, ECB chief Mario Draghi explained on Thursday. With this statement he is breaking his promise to save the euro and ruining the credibility of the ECB, some commentators admonish. Others say it is only right that countries are expected to bear more responsibility for their own fate in the crisis.
With articles from the following publications: Diário Económico - Portugal, De Tijd - Belgium, Corriere della Sera - Italy, El País - Spain, Financial Times Deutschland - Germany
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