BRUSSELS – The tone of the confrontation between Greece and Europe are becoming harder and Tsipras, rejecting the ultimatum of the Eurogroup, raises the level of confrontation and calls for a comparison with its European counterparts. It ‘a political issue, and wants to resolve it with the politicians. Meanwhile, a form of negotiation ‘technical’ go ahead despite the rejection of any compromise with the EU: after a day of clashes at a distance and mutual accusations between Brussels and Athens, late in the evening the government of Athens has announced that tomorrow will present its proposal. He wants an extension of the loan of six months, with conditions to be negotiated. But it is what Europe has not wanted to give her the problem greek, for the Eurogroup, has only one solution, that is an extension of the aid program in its entirety, that is, with tight conditionality that allow the EU to check commitments before pay her aid.
However, Greece has already twice rejected this proposal, which has vowed not to sign “even with a gun to his head.” The premier greek talking on the phone with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the presence of the Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, to prove – according to government sources – that Italy ranks the European position and, while hoping the flexibility, the agreements must be respected. Tsipras insists, however, wants an EU summit, “because the solution to the impasse will not come by technocrats, but by the political leaders of Europe”, tells. The situation is likely to change by the hour, and the ultimatum of the Eurogroup, which by Friday would like to see on the table the request of Athens to extend the aid plan, but the party is already broken.
“I do not accept ultimatums, austerity is dead,” said Tsipras in a tough speech to parliament greek, who reiterated that the Hellenic Democracy “can not be threatened” and that Greece “is not a colony or a pariah of Europe. ” Direct messages to his European colleagues and Brussels, where even at this time you try mediation at all levels, from the President of the EU Commission’s Tusk to that Juncker, the commissioners Moscovici and Dombrovskis. Dijsselbloem, attacked several times by both Tsiprs that Varoufakis, repeats instead of the ball is in the camp of the Greeks. Did not like the strategy in Brussels Hellenic adopted so far: make public the draft more ‘soft’ agreement written by Moscovici and then the more ‘hard’ presented by Dijsselbloem, appeared as an attempt to put the Commission and the Eurogroup against each ‘else, to prove which side are the’ bad guys’ in Europe, moved from Ge rman hawk Schaeuble, as the Deputy Minister of Finance greek Eykleidis Tsakalotos, present at the meeting.
Schaeuble “has lost his temper “and the last Eurogroup statement is” a provocation, “said Tsipras which define” unhappy “sticker on the German Minister dress Gestapo published in the party newspaper of SYRIZA, remains confident an agreement. And the markets seem to believe him. And ‘why Athens “in no hurry and will not compromise.” But there is a plan B, warns Moscovici, in tune with the other representatives of EU institutions, willing to grant flexibility but only in exchange for the fulfillment of the commitments. Nobody wants to pull a blank check to Tsipras, granting a bridge loan without constraints. Despite the impasse, no one evokes the risk ‘Grexit’. But stay or not in the euro is “a decision entirely in the hands of Greece,” said Schaeuble.
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