in this time. MARY GEARIN: Will mass displays of protests and public disaffection, will that change anything? ALEJANDRO INURRIETA: Er, I hope, I hope so. I hope that all this situation in Europe will make Germany to reconsider their policy. Germany needs that Europe goes up. If Europe goes down, Germany will go down so I hope all this protest, all this situation will change the policy of German government and also the policy of the European Central Bank. ELEANOR HALL: That is Alejandro Inurrieta, an economic consultant who was a former minister in the Socialist government in Spain, speaking to our European correspondent, Mary Gearin.