MILAN – Before a dialogue “long and constructive”, then the broadsides. Finance Minister greek, Yanis Varoufakis , met in Germany the German counterpart, Wolfgang Schaeuble , during a trip to attend a round table. The talks were “long and productive” and “the atmosphere was extremely friendly,” said the greek, which added “to have a common understanding of the problem” with Schaeuble, in which “I did not bring forward negotiations, but we have created a common basis “. Varoufakis indicated that “the talks with Schaeuble will be very useful”, but stressed that for the euro zone “are difficult times.” For Varoufakis, an agreement is “absolutely essential to the integrity of the Eurozone”.
After the words following the face-to-face, the agencies jokes statements much heavier by the volcanic Greek Minister, that the Spiegel He said that Greece’s creditors are sabotaging the negotiation rimangiandosi its promises, while Athens has divided by “large concessions” on VAT and surplus. E ‘then came back to repeat and reinforce the notion that Greece will not sign any agreement without a debt restructuring, an element he considered essential to overcome the crisis but that is smoke and mirrors of the former Troika. Despite the harsh words, Varoufakis also added: “It ‘s time that we stop accusing each other and it’s time we do our work to reach an agreement.”
The meeting in Germany falls early of yet another crucial week for the fate of Athens, engaged in negotiations with international creditors to define a reform program in exchange for aid from 7.2 billion.
The issue was the focus of the meetings of the G7, where the European Commission President, Jean Claude Juncker , has pressed Athens: “I exclude even a Greek exit from the euro” but it is time that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras face his proposals because a “deadline” is and approaches. Even the US president, Barack Obama, has raised the pressure and reiterated the need to avert the risk of a possible implosion of the Athens case of Euroland and the global economy: “We need a strong union perspective,” he said, stressing the need for Athens to go forward on the path of reform. At the closure of the session of the G7, Merkel confirmed: “Every day counts in reaching an agreement with Athens, we want that Greece remains in the euro.” French Francois Hollande said then that creditors could make “alternative proposals” to Greece than the one discussed last week. US President Barack Obama hopes that the negotiations can bring the Hellenic nation to “sustainable growth and long-term.”
Meanwhile Juncker had shown reassuring, but still, in the first day of the summit. Tsipras “has not presented any alternative proposal: I hope to do it soon,” he warned, announcing that the EU is a “deadline” is. “I will not reveal not to make it more exciting, but to make sure that Greece is not penalized,” he explained, confirming Wednesday’s meeting in Brussels with Tsipras, Merkel and Hollande. “It is not a personal matter, I have no problem with him,” him “friend”, but made it clear the president of the EU Commission, “to maintain a friendship must respect minimum standards”. A meeting between the two is expected Wednesday.
The greek government, meanwhile, confirmed that its proposed reforms should be used as the basis for an agreement, but is willing to compromise to meet the needs of the eurozone and the IMF. He said the government spokesman, Gabriel Sakellaridis. “Certainly our proposal is the starting point,” he explained, but the mission of the Greek delegation “explores the possibility of a solution that satisfies both parties.” Sakellaridis made it clear that new elections are not in the plans of the government and added that Athens is not trying to get to an extension of its bailout program, which expires at the end of the month.
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