Greece: Tsipras, “IMF responsibility ‘criminals” – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

19:39 June 16, 2015

(AGI) – Rome, June 16 – The fate of Greece is still hanging by a thread and the bags are waiting with bated breath the developments of negotiations which is struggling to unlock. Nevertheless, after yesterday when all lists have reported heavy losses (especially banking), but today filed a positive session thanks to repositioning short of investors. But tension remains high in Athens: the “main factor” blocking negotiations on the resumption of loans to Athens and ‘made up of the “divergences between the EU Commission and the International Monetary Fund on debt restructuring,” said the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, adding that ‘and’ crucial to reach a workable agreement with the creditors, not one that in six months states the current situation in Greece. ” Creditors still “want to humiliate the government greek”. The Greek prime minister and we ‘went particularly heavy, accusing the IMF of having “responsibility’ criminals’. Toni hard also by the EU Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, who and ‘lashed authorities’ Greek accusing them of not telling the truth’ of what is proposed by the Executive EU in the negotiations between Athens and international lenders . “I do not care of the greek government, but the people greek and especially of the most ‘poor,” said Juncker. “I think that negotiations with Greece would be more ‘simple if the Greeks were telling the truth’ about what the Commission proposes,” added Juncker openly accusing Athens of lying about the content of negotiations. In particular Juncker complains that he never proposed the VAT increase on medicine and on electricity ‘, and have instead called for a slight reduction in military expenditure Greek, contrary to what is reported by the Greeks. Meanwhile, Finance Minister greek, Ynis Varoufakis, in an interview with Bild on newsstands today, said that Athens does not present ‘Eurogroup on Thursday new proposals for a settlement of the dispute with international creditors.
Not I will ‘, he explained, “because’ the Eurogroup and not ‘the place suitable for the discussion of proposals that are not first tate traded at a level more’ low ‘. In any case, he added Varoufakis, the Greek delegation “and ” ready at any time” to find a solution together with the counterparts, who need to return to the negotiating table “with a clear and robust mandate”.
Following the failure of the negotiating table convened last weekend, and ‘more and more’ concrete the possibility ‘of an exit of Greece from the euro, which will have to’ pay back 1.6 billion euro to the IMF by the end of the month and other 6.7 billion euro to the ECB in July and August. Tomorrow, a day before the meeting of the Euro, a new mediation will be ‘tempted by Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, who will fly’ to Athens to meet with Tsipras.
Confirmed the business meeting between Tsipras, and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, which will take place ‘Friday’ in the next frame of the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
The Greek premier will fly ‘in Russia Thursday’, the day of the meeting of ‘Eurogroup.
In short, the prospect of a Greek exit from the euro seems more’ close without further twists.