«Καμία συμπόνια για τους δημοσίους υπαλλήλους» δήλωσε ο Εσθονός υπουργός Οικονομικών, Γιούργκεν Λίτζι.

«Δεν έχω καμία συμπάθεια για τους δημόσιους υπαλλήλους που προχώρησαν σε απεργία την προηγούμενη εβδομάδα διαμαρτυρόμενοι για τις μειώσεις στους μισθούς τους», δήλωσε ο Εσθονός υπουργός Οικονομικών, Γιούργκεν Λίτζι.
«Ο καθένας πρέπει να κουβαλήσει το βάρος που του αναλογεί στην κοινωνία σε μια τέτοια κατάσταση. Οι άνθρωποι και ειδικά οι δημόσιοι υπάλληλοι ζούσαν καλύτερα απ' ότι μπορούσε να αντέξει η τσέπη τους μέσω δανείων και δεν μπορείς να κατηγορείς κανένα άλλο γι' αυτό» πρόσθεσε ο κ. Λίτζι σε συνέντευξή του στο Dow Jones Newswires.

Παράλληλα, εκτίμησε ότι τα προβλήματα της Ελλάδας δεν θα λυθούν σύντομα και ότι η οικονομία της χώρας θα είναι πρόβλημα για τους εταίρους της για τουλάχιστον μια δεκαετία. 
http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=26510&subid=2&pubid=112928223
28/9/12
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• [1] INTERVIEW: Estonia Minister: Greece Will Be a Problem for a Decade 

LONDON--Greece's difficulties won't be solved quickly and the economy is likely to be a problem for its partners for a decade at least, Estonian Finance Minister Juergen Ligi said Friday.
Mr. Ligi said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires that because Greece's difficulties stem from issues such as a weak export sector and uncompetitive industries, it will take its leaders a long while to turn the situation around.
Greece will be a problem economy "for years. A decade for sure," Mr. Ligi said. "The debt perspectives show that it will take time before they return to the market. Of course structural reforms and political processes take time."
The country's relatively small export sector "makes recovery more difficult for sure," he said. "You have to change your economy, it's clear."
Estonia's own economy grew 0.4% quarter-on-quarter between April and June, one of the best performances in the 17-nation euro zone. The country's exports sometimes amount to something approaching 100% of its gross domestic product, Mr. Ligi said.
Mr. Ligi declined to speculate on the likelihood of a full sovereign bailout for Spain, but said the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is taking steps to avoid such an outcome. The government this week set out new austerity steps to meet its deficit-reduction goals. Among European leaders, resistance to a full Spanish bailout is growing, Mr. Ligi said.
He said he has no sympathy for Greek civil servants who went on strike this week in protest at further cuts to pay and benefits.
"Everyone has to carry their burden with the society in the situation as it is. People, especially civil servants, lived better than they could afford at the expense of borrowed money and there is nobody to blame except society itself."
Mr. Ligi said growth in Estonia should accelerate next year despite the prospect of rising energy prices, which are likely to depress consumer spending. Europe's economic growth should also increase next year, he said, but he declined to join French counterpart Pierre Moscovici in saying there is now "light at the end of the tunnel" regarding the euro-zone debt crisis. 
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120928-704787.html
28/9/12