Brussels .- The 18 finance ministers of the euro area gathered Saturday without his Greek counterpart assured that there “will” that Greece will remain a member of the Eurozone, and said they will “everything” to avoid the risk of infection.
“We are fully aware that we must do everything to fight the danger of contagion” of what will happen in Greece in the coming hours, said the head German Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble, citing AFP.
“We see no risk of contagion,” because “we are much better prepared than in the past,” said the Finnish Minister Alex Stubb. “No fear for the euro,” he added his Irish counterpart Michael Noonan.
The head of the finance ministers of the eurozone, the Dutch Jeroen Dijsselbloem, would also send a message of calm at the press conference end, saying they are all determined to “preserve the strength of the monetary union,” and that “all necessary measures to further improve the strength of our economies” will be taken.
The ministers also asserted that Greece still has its place in the eurozone, despite the country will be without financial assistance to pay the IMF on Tuesday a payment of 1,500 million euros. The default, which is advertised as safe, cast the country into uncharted territory.
“I do not know what will happen to the payment to the IMF, it has nothing to do with Greek exit from the area euro, “he said the Spanish minister Luis de Guindos.
More vehement, Frenchman Michel Sapin said” the euro area is a strong area “, which” is not a reason to let Greece exit the euro zone, because that is not what we want. “
” The euro zone still exists, of course, and has 19 members, “he added the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Pierre Moscovici.
“Greece remains a member of the eurozone, and Greece remains part of Europe,” Schäuble said the German on the same page.
Dijsselbloem hinted that the euro area could help to Greece somehow beyond the June 30, in a way that did not specify.
“The Eurogroup will observe very closely” the situation in the Mediterranean country and “is ready to assist and support Greece and the Greek people through financial arrangements with Greece “.
France was particularly proactive. Sapin said his country “is available at all times” so that before and after the June 30 “a necessary dialogue can resume, especially for Greece”, again without elaborating.
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