Tsipras, sustainable agreement or nothing; Juncker ultimatum – ANSA.it

(ANSA) – ROME – The Greek tragedy that is taking place these days in Brussels seems to have arrived at the last act: it will break or agreement between Athens and creditors.

A “sustainable agreement” with creditors to end the crisis or anything, declares bluntly Premier greek Alexis Tsipras. But by return the President of the EU Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, he has announced that the negotiations between Greece and creditors this weekend are “the last attempt” to reach an agreement and that the matter should be closed “before the reopening of markets “Monday. Today Tsipras sent a delegation to Brussels with a new set of proposals to narrow differences with the other party on pensions, taxes and primary surplus but declaring: “If we reach a sustainable agreement, in light of a difficult compromise, we they bear the weight “because” our goal is out of the crisis and the memorandum of servitude, “said Tsipras. “But if Europe is still divisions and the continuation of slavery, we will refuse.”

then Juncker warned that Greece’s exit from the euro would have “devastating consequences” for both Athens for both other countries, reminding the greek premier of “being aware”. The President of the EU Commission further explained that the negotiations will continue to “a higher technical level” tomorrow in view of the Eurogroup next Thursday in Luxembourg, where “the political conclusions will be drawn.” And even the IMF has taken its place at the table with a technical representative, having slammed the door in recent days. Also from the Greek capital the volcanic Finance Minister greek, Yanis Varoufakis, throws water on the fire he was sure that the comparison between the parties “will not end with the release” of Athens from the euro. “I believe that no reasonable politician wants to take that road” and “I think that Angela Merkel has not even begun to contemplate a Greek exit,” says, rimangiandosi then the statements made in recent days, namely that “lenders are sabotaging the negotiation” . As in a game of poker, Varoufakis “hopes” that the IMF and the eurozone countries are “bluffing” and then stresses that Athens “has not yet signed an agreement because this is another version of the failed proposals of the past.” A staple remains that of pensions: do not cut. “It ‘s the kind of demand that you do when you do not want to reach an agreement,” says Finance Minister greek, dismissing the proposal as “silly”. Finally warns that the cost of a possible Greek exit from the euro “would be at least 1,000 billion euro” for Europe.

Sull’intricata story Hellenic intervened also the European Central Bank, in part because in the negotiations. “The ECB wants Athens remains a member of the euro”, said the head of the Central Institute economist Peter Praet. (ANSA).