Greece: Alexis Tsipras looking for someone to blame for austerity – SPIEGEL ONLINE

A committee of the Greek Parliament to clarify who is responsible for the sanctions imposed after the 2009 financial crisis, austerity programs. This body you’ve promised to the people, a spokesman for the left-wing government party SYRIZA said Tuesday evening on television. As it was said of SYRIZA circles on Wednesday, will be voted on in the next week on the convening of the parliamentary committee.

Investigations, the term of office of the socialist government Giorgos Papandreou (2009 to 2011), the non-party interim government Lucas Papademos (2011 to 2012) and the tenure of the coalition government of Conservatives and Socialists (June 2012-January 2015) under Antonis Samaras concern.

The opposition demands that the Committee also examined the actions of governments that had led the country from 2009 financial crisis. The conservative opposition New Democracy party called the thrust under the left government leader Alexis Tsipras as a diversion. The government “is the popular games, because they can give people no bread,” it said in a statement.

The Greek government are, however, confident that the financial bottleneck is soon overcome. So expects Economy Minister Georgios Stathakis own words with an agreement with international donors as early as next week. Until then, we’ll agree on the necessary reforms, Stathakis said on Wednesday. At the same time he gave the project a provisional refusal, the majority stake of 67 per cent for sale at the port of Piraeus. Instead, a joint venture now would be preferred. About the privatization of the port is disputed for a long time. A week ago, the government had signaled a turning in to the creditor institutions.

Greece argues for weeks with the representatives of the three institutions European Commission, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) on the conditions for further assistance. You must give the green light for a reform plan from Athens to be the basis for the payment of 7.2 billion euros from the extended bailout of 240 billion euros. The differences of opinion on appropriate measures, however, are large.

A few days ago Tsipras defended his course at a debate in Parliament. His government was looking for an “honest compromise” with the creditors of the country, “but do not expect us to sign a surrender without conditions,” he added. “That’s why we are attacked mercilessly, but that is why we support the society.”

In the European finance ministries but it is not particularly impressed by the Greek reform list. The advances are extremely small, and there is little concrete, BelTA learned from the Member States. The Greek government had a part of the list made public.