Date: 31.01.2015 07:43 clock
After the termination of cooperation with the troika by the new government in Athens Chancellor Merkel has once again made clear that the Federal Government is against a haircut and Greece to save more. But in Berlin apparently
now growing concern that the country could be heard in other EU countries. After the scandal in Athens has also Chancellor Angela Merkel reported word. In an interview with the “Hamburger Abendblatt” made it clear that she wants to keep Greece in the euro and not ruled out further grants for the debt-ridden country. Europe will continue to show solidarity for Greece if it ‘own reform and austerity measures’ enterprising, she said
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Athens will not control the Troika …
Whether Greece actually saves controlled donors troika of the EU Commission, the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank – actually. But the new Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had told after a meeting with euro group chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem in Athens that his country would continue “refuses to cooperate with the troika.”
In an interview with the “Evening Journal” made Merkel clear that now Athens was at the train: “We, Germany and other European partners, now wait until once, what concept the new Greek government will come to us.”
… Berlin no haircut
One of them presented but again clear that the federal government is against a haircut, the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls. “There have been a voluntary renunciation of private creditors, Greece has been adopted by the banks already billion. Another haircut I do not see,” said Merkel.
Similarly, also expressed Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. “If I were a responsible Greek politician, I would not debate about a haircut,” he said of the “world”. “Who knows the financing of the Greek debt, know that there is no problem there until 2020,” Schaeuble said.
According to the CDU politician expect the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that, thanks to the good performance of Greece debt ratio will drop to 112 percent by 2020. “That would be significantly below the current level of Italy. I see no reason to speculate about a haircut,” Schaeuble said.
The fact that such a step is currently would find no majority, also stressed the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, in a “mirror” interview.
Find Tsipras elsewhere hearing?
In Berlin there According to observers, however, concern that Tsipras could increasingly be found by asking for a move away from the harsh austerity measures in countries with financial problems hearing. For example, at the European heavyweight France – as well as in Italy – hardly progress in the reduction of the budget deficit narrowed. Merkel and French President François Hollande Schulz met for a confidential dinner together in Strasbourg. According to Vice-government spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz they wanted to discuss this change of course in Greece. Declarations were not submitted in
Gysi. “This can be tight for Merkel”
Left Party leader Gregor Gysi told the news agency dpa , he expects that to Greece and other financially weak countries will go the distance to Merkel. Tsipras will try to cooperate more closely with Spain, Italy, Portugal, France as well. “This can be very tight for Mrs Merkel,” said Gysi. Tsipras announced to travel next week to inaugural visits to various European capitals – but not by Germany. During the campaign he had made Merkel responsible for the social problems in his country.
Greece is preserved since 2010 with international funding hundreds of billions from bankruptcy. In return, the country has committed to massive savings and reforms.
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The Minister in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
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