In extremis, the EU made an offer to Greece – Ambito.com

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    Tuesday June 30, 2015
    
         
    

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The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, made a last Time to Athens to try to reach an agreement before midnight tonight , when due the aid program to Greece , reported European and Hellenic sources quoted by the daily Kathimerini on line.

Tsipras was reconsidering , after an initial rejection, last minute offer made by Juncker, to reach an agreement before midnight tonight, the daily Kathimerini reported.

A Greek spokesman said the premier Alexis Tsipras will vote ‘no’ in the referendum called for Sunday, July 5.

According to sources quoted by the newspaper, if Tsipras accept the offer should do so in writing before the end of the day -a time to convene an emergency Eurorupo approve the agree- and should commit to campaigning for the ‘yes’ in the referendum.

The offer Juncker contemplate in particular that the VAT on hotels and tourist structures was 13% instead of 23% claimed by the creditors.

If the offer was also accepted the Ministers of Economy and Finance of the euro zone could make a declaration which states the commitment of 2012 to consider an extension of the maturity of loans, reduction of interest and extension of a moratorium on interest payments applied from October.

A Greek spokesman explained that the proposal was heard “with interest “. But “Alexis Tsipras will vote ‘no’ on Sunday”

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