Better to let the IMF play the role of bad cop, say some, than have protesters burning the EU flag in countries forced to slash public spending or hike taxes.

• 有人说，还是让国际货币基金组织扮演这个坏警察，如果有的国家被迫削减公共开支、增加赋税来还债，抗议者因此焚烧欧盟盟旗，结果就更糟了。