The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said today that the victory in the recent elections in Greece “does not give Alexis Tsipras right to change everything.”
“Elections do not change treaty: it is clear that you can have another approach to the Greek crisis may have more flexibility, but the victory of Tsipras does not entitle you to change everything,” Juncker said in an interview newspaper El Pais.
“Tsipras took a crucial step, has begun to take responsibility, but has a problem: even have to explain that some of the promises with which he won the elections will not comply,” he said.
Juncker, speaking also reflects the DPA news agency, also denied that Germany lead Europe “iron hand” and said that other countries, like the Netherlands, Finland, Slovakia and Austria were more severe with Greece.
“In recent weeks, Spain and Portugal were very demanding,” he said referring to the negotiation and governments that Tsipras accused of using it to solve domestic politics.
For the president of the European Commission, the biggest current problem in Europe is unemployment.
“With these figures, although things are improving, we can not tell people, or ourselves, that the crisis ended, “he said.
He acknowledged, however, that lacked a social impact assessment when imposing adjustment programs to the most affected countries.
“Today we see that 25 percent of Greeks have been expelled from the social security system. We should anticipate such consequences, “he said.
On the emerging anti-austerity parties and antitroika messages as SYRIZA in Greece and can in Spain, Juncker said its analysis are realistic but ruled that its proposals are compatible with European rules, “would wear to a situation total lock, “he said.
Juncker today participates in Spain a summit on energy connections with the Spanish president Mariano Rajoy, French President Francois Hollande and Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coehlo.
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