Paris. EFE and AFP The new Greek government began yesterday in Paris a European tour to get support in their crusade to alleviate the debt burden, a more restrained speech to reassure creditors.
Since the electoral victory of SYRIZA party a week ago, the new executive leftist Alexis Tsipras has its European partners in suspense about the issue of payment of the Greek debt, up from 300,000 million; ie more than 170% of gross domestic product (GDP).
After the first few tense exchanges, Athens moderated its message.
The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varufakis showed a conciliatory mood in the French capital, without elaborating, justified a workout of his country with the argument that Greece must break the dependence with foreign credits, which have been a failure.
“We have chosen to end this addiction,” Varufakis told a news conference with his French counterpart, Michel Sapin, with whom he was raised almost two hours.
The Greek owner reiterated its refusal to deal with the troika, which he described group of technocrats, but said he is willing to negotiate with each of the institutions that comprise the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission.
From Indeed, announced that in the coming days will maintain contact with all of them and also visit some European capitals, including quoted Berlin, Madrid and Helsinki.
insisted on the message that his country has experienced in recent years as a drug addict who only awaits your next dose, in this case the next package of international aid that has gone into a bottomless pit, and therefore wants to do without new loans while not reforms to avoid that situation to continue is implemented.
why he said that what he wants is a new contract with Europe because today it costs too expensive also the other partners Europeans.
Without going into detail, said that it would be that debt repayments being linked to the growth of the Greek economy.
Sapin, meanwhile, was at pains to point out that Greece is in the euro and will continue in the euro, and although he ruled out a new debt relief, downplayed the issue because it is an issue among others.
Although said France will act as facilitator and mediator between Greece and other European partners, Sapin also reaffirmed that the new contract will be made to seek respect for the rules of Europe, which are indispensable.
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