Via EurSoc, we see that the writer of an op-ed in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has this to say:

The Greeks are taking to the streets to protest against raising the retirement age from 61 to 63. Are the Germans now supposed to work until 69 and not 67 so the Greeks can enjoy early retirement?

and

[The deputy finance spokesman of Merkel’s coalition partners, the liberal Free Democratic Party] compared Greece to an alcoholic, adding that one doesn’t help alcoholics by giving them another bottle of Schnapps.

EurSoc also credits Merkel with a “Thatcher-like defence of her people’s money.” I don’t think that’s right. Her “defense” of the German taxpayer is a sham. Shabby authoritarian that Merkel is, however, she cannot face telling German voters the truth.