The government's first domestic political victory came on Tuesday night, a day before the country's new prime minister - Alexis Tsipras - kicks off a week of high-stake diplomatic negotiations in Brussels, where he is expected to tackle the bailout with European Union officials.
Greece "cannot return to an age of bailouts and supression," Tsipras said in a speech to parliament, before winning the vote with the backing of 162 legislators in the 300-seat chamber.
Tsipras is pushing for creditors to soften the tough conditions of the 240bn euro [$270bn] bailout that Greece accepted during the financial crisis.
However, the EU warned Greece on Tuesday to scale back its plans to revise the agreement if it wanted to secure a fund lifeline at the talks.
Pierre Moscovici, the European economic affairs commissioner, said the existing deal was "the anchor" on which discussions should be held, while Wolfgang Schaeuble, German finance minister, ruled out re-negotiations.
"It's over" if Greece does not want the final tranche of its multi-billion euro aid programme on the current terms, said Schaeuble according to Bloomberg media network.
Moscovici and Schaeuble's comments came after Greece's outspoken Energy and Environment Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said: "If someone dares to issue an ultimatum, they should know they have picked the wrong country, the wrong people, and the wrong government."
Public support
Almost 8 in 10 Greeks approve of the government's policies, a poll commissioned by Mega TV showed on Tuesday, and over 73 percent expect a compromise to be forged between Athens and its EU peers.
According to a Finance Ministry source, the Greek government is ready to cooperate on 70 percent of its bailout obligations, but wants to overhaul the remaining 30 percent, which it would replace with the 10-step plan.
The plan offers a series of measures including lower budget surplus targets and cutting debt through a swap plan to replace its current EU-IMF bailout deal obligations.
Meanwhile, Panos Kammenos, Greek defence minister, said that if Greece failed to get a new debt agreement with the eurozone, it could always look elsewhere for help.
"It could be the United States at best, it could be Russia, it could be China or other countries," Kammenos said in a Greek television show.
aljazeera.com
11/2/15
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Tsipras avisa que Grécia não vai voltar aos planos de resgate e submissão ...
ReplyDeleteO Parlamento grego deu um voto de confiança ao programa de Governo de Alexis Tsipras. Na véspera de uma reunião em Bruxelas sobre o futuro do país, o primeiro-ministro grego afirmou que a Grécia não pode voltar aos planos de resgate e de submissão.
"Não vamos recuar, a Grécia não vai voltar ao tempo dos planos de resgate e da submissão", disse o primeiro-ministro, Alexis Tsipras, antes de receber um voto de confiança do parlamento ao seu programa de Governo, que tem como prioridade imediata a renegociação do plano de resgate e o combate à pobreza provocada pela crise económica...................http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Economia/Interior.aspx?content_id=4393561&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JN-ULTIMAS+%28JN+-+Ultimas%29
Athènes ne demandera pas une extension du plan d'aide, assure Tsipras...
ReplyDeleteLe Premier ministre grec Alexis Tsipras a fortement haussé le ton mardi soir contre l'Allemagne, assurant que son pays "ne demanderait pas d'extension du plan d'aide" à la Grèce quelles que soient les pressions de Berlin.
Il a cependant terminé son discours par l'espoir qu'un accord serait trouvé. (Wolfgang) "Schaüble (le ministre allemand des Finances) peut nous le demander de n'importe quelle façon, nous ne demanderons pas d'extension du plan d'aide", a lancé M. Tsipras à la tribune du Parlement, juste avant un vote de confiance des députés, et à la veille d'une réunion cruciale entre ministres des Finances de la zone euro pour discuter de la Grèce. Il a accusé l'Allemagne de demander à la Grèce "des choses irrationnelles" en lui répétant qu'elle ne peut pas sortir du plan de réforme fixé par la troïka de ses créanciers (UE, BCE, FMI) en échange de prêts de 240 milliards d'euros versés ou promis depuis cinq ans, et qui a mis les Grecs et l'économie grecque sur le flanc.
"C'est par la persuasion que les grandes puissances conquièrent le pouvoir"
"Il n'y aura pas de retour en arrière, la Grèce ne peut pas retourner à l'âge des plans de sauvetage et de la soumission" a lancé le Premier ministre, porté au pouvoir par la victoire le 25 janvier de son parti de gauche radicale Syriza..................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_athenes-ne-demandera-pas-une-extension-du-plan-d-aide-malgre-les-pressions-de-berlin?id=8903911
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