Greece still feeling pain from bailout

Six years of budgetary cuts have left Greece’s finances on a sounder footing, but the cost has been enormous, writes Ann Cahill, Europe Correspondent.

THE agriculture minister resigned when the law banning the sale of milk more than five days old was changed. He said it would destroy Greece’s legendary quality milk.

Antonis Samaras, the prime minister, cut him loose. His parliament majority is down to two, but he got the Omnibus law passed hours before the EU’s finance ministers arrived for their meeting as part of the Greek EU presidency.