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Thursday, 05.02.2015, 20:34
comment by FOCUS Online Editor Philina Lietzmann
Berlin was the last stop of Greece’s Finance Minister Giani Varoufakis on his promotional tour of the donor countries of the European Union. But Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble granted a confident Greeks clearly rejected.
The tone was polite, the tension felt in the press conference by Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU ) and his Greek counterpart Giani Varoufakis on Thursday afternoon in Berlin (Click here for the minutes protocol). “We agree to disagree” – “We have agreed to us not to agree,” Schaeuble said – and not even that statement would agree Varoufakis later. But Schäuble was not deterred. He made it clear: As long as Greece ignored existing agreements, there is no compromise – at least not with him
“I have my skepticism can not deny that some of the measures announced by. do not go our opinion, absolutely in the right direction, “the finance minister said, referring to the new policy of the Greek government. His first act Varoufakis had terminated the cooperation with the troika. In addition, the state plans to hire thousands of debt just official dismissed again.
“rules must be respected”
The rules of the European treaties must be respected, Schäuble said. “Then it is crucial that agreements that we make, are respected .” If the reform program should be changed, one must clarify how the country otherwise get access to the financial markets. “This is a difficult question for which we have now found a solution.”
Schäuble said that he expects further cooperation between the Greek government and the institutions of the so-called troika. This was “common ground,” the German said, adding said: “ Reliability is a prerequisite of trust .”
Also Schäuble warned his guest: subject The reasons for the difficult path of Greece in Greece itself “and not in Europe and certainly not in Germany.” Varoufakis had previously said Greece was only the first victim, but was not the cause of the debt crisis
haircut from the table
A haircut is for Schäuble also off the table. “We were – if I have understood correctly – agreed that the topic haircut is not of current importance “
Varoufakis’ unsuccessful promotional tour
Varoufakis touring since the beginning of the week through Europe and. advertises with the governments of donor countries to understand and relaxation of the strict austerity measures. Specific commitments were not in the other countries. But so far it no one had had so clearly rebuffed, as Schäuble
The British appeared shortly after the meeting ready to talk to later nachzulegen a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron. It will continue to expect that all countries have their international obligations fulfilled
The President of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker signaled after all, he could imagine the Troika by a democratically legitimierteres body to replace
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But then drove the Greeks on Wednesday ECB President Mario Draghi hard in the parade: After talking Varoufakis had cocky announced that he had submitted to the ECB the message that we could not go on with the reforms so far. “We had a fruitful conversation,” thought the Greeks – by the ECB few hours later surprise the special right for Greece’s banks tipped to be able to deposit government bonds with poor ratings as collateral for central bank loans
French President François Hollande, the new Greek leader Alexis Tsipras had planned as an ally, the ECB’s decision on Thursday designated as “legitimate”. As a result, will the “responsibility” transferred back to the states and their governments, the socialist said at a press conference at the Elysée Palace. At the same time recommended Tsipras Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in Berlin to visit. This had the young Premier far avoided.
Merkel had to do anyway on Thursday better than to deal with the rebellious Greeks. You flew with Hollande to Moscow – in order to seek a solution to the crisis in Ukraine.
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