Tsipras does not give up: “We want to humiliate, IMF has responsibility … – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published June 16, 2015 at 14:39.
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The negotiations between Greece and Europe continue but the statements of the leaders did not portend anything good. Alexis Tsipras is that Angela Merkel have in fact expressed their frustration at the lack of progress in negotiations, two days before the Eurogroup in Luxembourg that has the taste of last resort for all.

The premier greek, before the parliamentarians of his party, he has raised further the tone of rhetoric in verbal escalation that shows how the relations between the parties are increasingly poisoned.

The creditor institutions of Athens (EU, ECB and IMF) “want to humiliate the government greek,” said Greek Prime Minister Members of Syriza. “The obsession of creditors for a program of cuts can not be a mistake, for political purposes,” Tsipras said, “Creditors are using the negotiations to prove their strength, we are dealing in good faith.” On the same wavelength Finance Minister Varoufakis, he has not seen “margins for other concessions” to creditors.

Tsipras also criticized the ECB for “insisting on a line financial strangulation “- despite months from Frankfurt is literally taking up the entire banking system greek with massive injections of liquidity – and the IMF of” criminal responsibility “, heavy accusation that certainly does not help to rassenerare climate. “We are in this position because the IMF prevails on hardness of the austerity measures and the EU have the best when it comes to denying a debate on the sustainability of our debt.” “Fixation on cuts, most likely part of a plan to humiliate an entire people that in the past five years has not suffered for his sins – said the 40-year old leader who is now a flag of the European left – It is high time that the proposals IMF are judged by the public, from Europe. ”

Despite the “aggressive statements,” Tsipras has however pointed out, “There are forces in Europe working for a fair deal.” His attempt appears in fact to breach the European front, which appears more cohesive as a few weeks ago. Even within the German Government, the majority shareholder of the Eurozone, appear increasingly strong tensions between the “hawks” led by Finance Minister Schaeuble, contracts to any further debt discount greek, and the more pragmatic wing led by Chancellor Merkel, who to save the integrity of the Eurozone could also agree to make concessions on this key point.

Just by Merkel leaked some pessimism about the negotiations, but also the determination to move forward to the end to seek agreement. “There are unfortunately few new report,” said the German chancellor, who, however, said they “want to do everything to keep Greece in the Eurozone. Merkel explained that the work of negotiations are “all focused on the meeting of Thursday,” when it meets the Eurogroup, but you can not “see if there will be an agreement by Thursday.” “These days I concentrate with all my strength to ensure that a solution is found – he added – and to ensure that it is possible that Greece remains in the euro. I think this is my job and that I work. ”

According to rumors reported by the Financial Times, the leaders of the euro are also considering the possibility of convening an extraordinary summit next Sunday if Thursday does not come to an agreement between the Finance Ministers.

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