Jeroen Dijsselbloem might not know where Bangui is located.
Most likely, he had also no idea up to recently where Nicosia is. But like the
Séléka rebels in the Central African Republic, he managed today to create chaos
and uncertainty. His interview with Reuters and the Financial Times shows that
he has the same level of political tact and experience as the leaders of
Séléka. And he managed to do what the CAR rebels are very good at: to divide
what should be united. They split the country along ethnic lines, a tradition
in that part of the world. Djisselbloem split Europe, separating the good
people of the parsimonious North from the prodigal boys from the South. And
undermining bank recovery in the lands of such bad boys.
Then, later in the day, maybe after a serious caning by
Angela, the man said that his words about the Cyprus programme being a template
for future financial crisis were not meant to mean what they indeed mean, as
each country situation is a special case.
He is the one that could be considered a special case.
Maybe the UN – at a time when its presence in Bangui is
being seriously challenged –should consider sending him as an envoy to CAR. The
country is at least a safe place for the markets as there is no Reuters or
Financial Times correspondent around.
