Act as if nothing had happened and avoid any connection between Germany, the Troika and Greece: this might almost be the slogan of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, following the political earthquake in Athens.
"No one is imposing anything on Greece," declared Schäuble at the Eurogroup meeting, on 26 January in Brussels. Merkel congratulated the winner of the elections, Alexis Tsipras: "I hope that collaboration with you will strengthen and deepen the friendship between our…