Greece, yes to the referendum by the Parliament – The Messenger

The refrerendum next Sunday there will be, “whether they like it or not our partners.” To say it in the classroom of the parliaments of Athens has been tonight greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who urged the Greeks to reject the proposals of the international creditors.
For the deputies, who approved the referendum with 178 votes in favor and 120 against, Tsipras assured that the result of the referendum will be respected. “We will defend democracy, popular sovereignty and the fundamental values ​​of Europe,” Tsipras said, quoted by Ana, adding that having some ask permission to the German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble, or the head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem address the people because it can have its say in the country where democracy was born.

“With a negative answer to the referendum there is a real risk of an exit of the euro Greece. ” So said, speaking on ‘Europe 1-itele-Le Monde, is the French premier, Manuel Valls, commenting on the decision of the greek government to organize a referendum on July 5 on the proposals made by the creditors. “The referendum -stresses Valls- is a sovereign choice. You can not fault the choice to consult the people on the part of a government but the Greeks must choose lucidly. ” A priori, detects even the French prime minister, “we know neither one nor the other the economic and political consequences of a Greek exit from the euro. We must do everything possible to ensure that Greece remains in the euro zone. ” However, Valls adds, “you have to respect both democracy and European rules.”

The Prime Minister greek Alexis Tsipras’ has failed dramatically and loudly “and his referendum “is a farce.” It was hard the former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, leader of the conservative New Democracy, in his attack in court against the referendum called for next Sunday. According to the leader of the main opposition, it reports the agency Greek Ana, Tsipras is asking the people greek “to approve the release by the European Union.” “We Greeks want to stay firmly in the heart of Europe – said Samaras – the referendum draws us out of Europe.”

The greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis. “ The heads of government of the EU must act with each other and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has, as the representative of the country’s most important key to the solution. I hope you will use it. ” This was stated in an interview with the ‘Bild’, it is the greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, the day after the meeting of the Eurogroup. “We could not accept the proposal but -stresses Varoufakis- could not reject it simply because of the importance of the issue for the future of Greece. For this reason we decided to reach out to our citizens to give them a choice “whether to accept the proposal made by the creditors. The greek minister, however, said he was “open to new proposals from the European institutions” after the failure of negotiations yesterday. “We have already put our proposals on the table. Now it is up to European institutions to show good will, “stresses Varoufakis.

 28 June 2015 13:25 – Last Updated: 14:13

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