This week ten years ago, Greece was on the brink of exiting the euro. The integrity of the currency union was again in jeopardy after the crisis of 2010-12. This column reflects on how political responsibility (including the determination of the Greek people to remain in the euro area), institutional determination, and behind-the-scenes arm-twisting eventually prevented Grexit. A potentially catastrophic outcome for Greece, the euro area, and the EU was averted. Ten years on, faced with