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This article was published on July 1, 2015 at 11:39.
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Another day of high tension on Greece, the debt and the euro. In the afternoon the Prime Minister greek Alexis Tsipras has confirmed, in a speech to the nation, the referendum on Sunday: “The no is a decisive step for a better deal which we aim Monday, after the referendum,” he said. “This situation will not last for long. Wages and pensions will not get lost. For our part we will try to reject what the memorandum asks us, we will try to do everything possible in order to have better conditions, more positive, “he concluded the Prime Minister on television, assuring that his government” remains at the negotiating table “and ‘answer’ the Eurogroup immediately if there will be ‘a positive result’.
This morning we were informed of the letter with counter-proposals to creditors Athens. The Greek prime minister has sent a new letter where it shows available to give in on a number of conditions, but asked for some changes. This is what the Financial Times online.
“The Hellenic Republic is ready to accept this technical agreement with the following amendments, additions and clarifications, as part of an extension of the program of the new EFSF and ESM loan for which the request was made today, June 30, “reads the letter of Tsipras two pages dating back to last night. It will include further details on the Greek request for a new bailout, through the European fund ESM, from € 29.1 billion.
Athens – according to the letter reported by Ft – accept the entire system of VAT reform subject to a discount of 30% for the Greek islands. The prime minister says he is ready even to the pension reform as requested by creditors, except to postpone to October, instead of immediately, the departure date of raising the retirement age gradually (expected in 67 years by 2022). Finance ministers will discuss at 17.30 Eurogroup in Brussels. The Commission “are making a preliminary examination of the requests of the greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and the Euro Group will present its findings,” said Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, who spoke of “opening to discuss the debt” by the economic ministers of ‘Union.
Berlin, however, slows sharply: “No negotiations on new aid before the referendum in Greece,” insists the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who argues that Athens “has not fully complied with its obligations “, even if” the negotiations with Greece remains open. ” The chancellor says that “there is a good European who seeks compromise at all costs, but who wants if the benefits outweigh the costs.” “At the moment – said Merkel – the new request of support come from Athens is irrelevant and must be voted upon by the Bundestag.” For Chancellor crisis in Greece “does not put at risk the future of Europe” but “the game is important and the world is watching.”
Very hard against the government Tsipras Wolfgang Schaeuble. The German finance minister argues that the current executive greek worsened the situation in the country, it is pulled back to the commitments of the previous government led by Samaras, contributing to the “dramatic deterioration” of the situation in Greece. “This government – said Schaeuble talking to the Lower House of Berlin – has done nothing since he took office.” “He just reversed the measures, it is pulled back to the commitments of the previous government. He negotiated and negotiated. We do not know if the greek government will hold a referendum or not, whether it is for yes or no. In all honesty you can not expect that we begin to discuss with them in a similar situation. We have to wait to see what happens in Greece. ”
More possibilist, however, French President Hollande, that “calls for an agreement, even before the referendum, if possible.” “Our duty – he added – is to keep Greece in the eurozone, but this will depend on whether Greece is on us.”
Technical Doubts were expressed on the referendum by the Council of Europe, whose standards are not respected by the Greek consulting, in the light of too late.
A thought for the situation in Greece also comes from Pope Francis, who said he was concerned about the crisis and – reports the Vatican spokesman Father Lombardi – “want to make their closeness to the entire Hellenic people,” especially to families. He calls “the dignity of the person” remains at the heart of every “political debate and technical” and “taking responsible decisions.”
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