The day after the victory of No in the referendum not much has changed in Athens: the banks are open only for retirees without papers must withdraw € 120, and the ATM there are still rows to pick up 60 euro.
In the expectation that the ECB will make its moves to its liquidity. In the district of Zografos, lined discussing the results of the referendum, again between those for and against. “I can not believe that the Greeks have voted No in this way. Now get ready for even tougher austerity measures – says Ms. Miranda – The truth is that they want to believe Tsipras, because he speaks well. They want to believe anyway. ” “It may be that things are worse – meets an elderly in a row – but what else do I have to lose? At least we have told those people, you can not do what you want. We no longer accept your orders. They are five who are threatening us, telling us that everything wrong. Stop now.
The resignation of Varoufakis . Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance announced his resignation via Twitter. “Minister No More.” With this post sYanis Varoufakis has actually resigned after the victory of the “no” to facilitate the agreement with the creditors said. The name of the new finance minister will be announced after the meeting of all party leaders with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. This was announced by government sources in Athens.
The cabinet meeting. Instant today the meeting between President of the Republic greek Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the prime minister and leader Alexis Tsipras all parties (with the exception of Golden Dawn, the far-right movement), to assess the situation after the victory of the No to the referendum. Among the hypotheses that circulate in the Greek press, that of a ‘national negotiating team’ which also includes members of the opposition. Members of Pasok (socialists) have said that the party is ready to participate.
The favorite after Varoufakis. You need to decide the successor of Varoufakis. The candidate favored by the greek government for the post of finance minister is the chief negotiator with creditors Tsakalotos Euclid, says a government source cited by the newspaper Ekathimerini.
The Eurogroup . The resignation of Varoufakis are perceived as good news in the buildings of the European institutions in the Belgian capital, but it certainly does not solve the problem of the content of a possible agreement between Greece and creditors. It is a conciliatory gesture and, given the absence of mutual trust that has dominated the scene until the referendum, can produce something.
This morning we start with the Eurogroup Working Group with ‘ sherpa ‘of finance ministers for an initial discussion at technical level on the way out, while in Frankfurt the ECB will decide the’ deal of liquidity to Greek banks. Tonight Merkel will meet Hollande at the Elysee: as the revival of the Franco-German minivertici irritate (including Italy), in this situation very convenient that they think that someone in the creditors make the first move without involving in the first instance institutions. Tomorrow morning with the Eurogroup finance ministers and the late afternoon from the Eurosummit 18, with the heads of state and government. The unofficial line is: it’s up to the Greeks to make the first move, in reality if governments do not show up with a common line in danger of being left with the lighted match in hand.
Even Antonis Samaras, leader Conservative Party opposition, has resigned. This was announced by the same Samaras television Hellenic explaining that his party Nea Dimokratia (ND) “needs a new beginning” and that, therefore, renounced the leadership. Samaras was prime minister between 2012 and early 2015 and was replaced, the country’s leader, the current prime minister, Alexis Tsipras.
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