Greklands "unexpectedly harsh recession"

Greece needs to cut its deficit to 7.6% of GDP this year to keep receiving aid from IMF,  EU and the ECB, but Athens Sunday confirmed that an unexpectedly harsh recession means the actual deficit will be closer to 8.5%, meddelar Wall Street Journal den 3 oktober.
 
"an unexpectedly harsh recession" ?
 
What did You expect ?
 
Skrattar bäst som skrattar först om Grekland, skrev jag på denna blog 2011-05-10