Dr. Tony Papalas, professor of history at East Carolina University, discusses the European Union’s negative reaction to reform plans from Greece’s new Marxist government. Papalas offered these comments during a May 4, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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