Little Time? At the end of the text there’s a summary.
Recently Giani Varoufakis has not yet hope for a speedy agreement concerning the Greek reform program. Now Greece Finance Minister sees itself again compelled to straighten the relationship with his German colleague Wolfgang Schäuble. For statements of Varoufakis be interpreted as an attack on Schäuble. Varoufakis has the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit” for a large dossier on Schäuble answered a few questions – e-mail, as the newspaper writes. They wanted to know how Varoufakis thinks about his German colleagues: He had split, the newspaper quoted Varoufakis: “There is a sense of awe when you meet such a legend, the one hand and at the same time a strong will, Schäuble’s perspective on the problems of Europe. oppose something. It’s frustrating that we can not talk to each other in a different context, in which arguments matter more than relative power. ” And then summarizes the author’s Varoufakis’ statement in his own words as follows: “In short, Schäuble replace factual arguments by political power”
The news agency dpa also comes to this conclusion. She cited the sets of Varoufakis in the “Time” and wrote, this holding Schäuble before the dispute over the debt crisis, to rely on his political power and not on arguments.
“The Time” Varoufakis also asked whether Schäuble make mistakes when analyzing the situation in Greece in his view. “Yes, he does,” the newspaper quoted the Greek Minister. “He sets the previous governments of Greece coinciding with the Greek people, as they reflected the character of all Greeks oppose” Varoufakis is quoted. “And he does not realize how helpful it would be for the mainstream North Europeans to come to an agreement with a movement as Syriza in Greece.”
From the Federal Ministry of Finance were to Varoufakis’ interview only a tight-lipped comment. “I do not think that the Minister and his thoughts and actions here fallacy underlying” said Schäuble spokeswoman Friederike von Tiesenhausen.
Varoufakis himself responded in his blog on the published quotations. Some of his statements were reproduced by the media “distorted,” he wrote, adding: “. That’s what happens in these days” Which media he means exactly, he did not explain.
Varoufakis published in his blog three in English written questions and answers. They are his claims to reflect the dialogue between him and the “time”.
If you compare the translation of “time” with documented from Varoufakis answers fall on any rough translation or interpretation errors. The interpretation, Varoufakis throw Schäuble before, it is based more on power than on arguments is admissible when considering the English quotes.
Euro-Group CEO does not expect speedy agreement
The publication of quotes and Varoufakis’ response via Twitter and on his blog reflect the deadlock between Athens and donors resist. While Varoufakis made prospect of an early agreement yet on Tuesday, it sounds from the Euro-partners differently.
Federal Finance Minister Schaeuble no longer close out a Greek state bankruptcy. In an interview with the “Wall Street Journal” and the French newspaper “Les Echos” Schäuble said when asked if he would repeat his guarantee of the end of 2012 that Greece will not default: “I would very carefully think about it before I would repeat in the present situation. ” With the Greek government elected in January the situation was now quite different.
Euro group chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem made it clear that in his opinion abzeichne no solution in the debt dispute before Pentecost. He considered it unlikely that even an agreement of donors will achieve with Greece this week, he told the newspaper “De Telegraaf” According to. At the EU-Eastern Europe Summit on Thursday and Friday in Riga it related to other issues. At the talks with Greece in Brussels but progress would be made, he told the Dutch TV station RTL. “I say this but with all due caution.”At the same time a Syriza-representatives in Athens threatened to stop payment. Parliament Group spokesman Nikos Filis from the left Syriza party said on Greek television ANT1, Greece will not pay the next IMF rate on June 5, if not previously come to an agreement with the lenders and flowed money into the state coffers.
After all: Obviously people do Also still thinking about how could be agreed. According to the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini” Athens proposes a banking transaction tax. For every banking transaction of more than 500 euros after tax of between 0.1 to 0.2 per cent would be levied. This could, depending on the amount of tax between 300 and rinse EUR 600 million in the state coffers, it said.
The Chronicle the crisis in Greece
summary A rapid agreement in the debt dispute between Greece and the donors is not in sight. And the Greek Finance Minister, makes quotations a stir, which are seen as an attack on Wolfgang Schäuble.
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