Economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, passing through Brussels, slammed the EU's economic policy. Growing inequalities represent a major risk to growth and prosperity in Europe, according to the well-known American professor. Mentioning the example of Greece, he proposed a new approach based less on debt and more on growth.
The burden of the Greek debt is far too heavy, Krugman said at a conference sponsored by the Hans Böckler Foundation (based in Germany), on 16 April in Brussels. The…