The global financial elite view Syriza as a reliable partner in enforcing austerity. Just how far the Syriza-led government went to accommodate Greece’s creditors is underscored by the praise heaped on Tsipras and Syriza after last week’s Eurogroup meeting. EU Commissioner on Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici praised Syriza’s “tremendous work” in implementing “difficult reforms for the Greek economy and society… I think we must recognise those efforts.”