True that the troika only came into play in 2010, but the Greek governments of Karamanlis and Papandreou had been applying austerity packages themselves (althou

True that the troika only came into play in 2010, but the Greek governments of Karamanlis and Papandreou had been applying austerity packages themselves (although admittedly rather milder than the troika's) since the start of the recession.