Confession Tsipras: The agreement resembles the one rejected by the people
For the ongoing negotiations with lenders and the reasons that led to the referendum, talks on extensive interview with the left newspaper Neues Deutschland o Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Summing up the negotiations of the last six months, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks of a period of tension and intense emotions during which alternated "joy, pride, dynamism, determination and grief."
But the he believes that "if you look objectively the whole process, we can be only proud to have this battle" and adds that "despite the strong were able to impose on us their desire, however it has become clear that at an international level austerity is hopeless. This process created in Europe an entirely new political landscape. "
In labeling the journalist that "not only is the memoranda were torn, but on the contrary, the measures prescribed in the agreement is particularly painful," Greek Prime Minister replied that the mandate given to the government by the Greek people was doing everything possible in order to "create the conditions that would end the bleeding of Greek people."
We never promised a walk
In no indication that the elections had promised that the memoranda would be eliminated with just a law, Al. Tsipras replied: "Before the elections I did not say that the memoranda could be removed with just a law. Nobody said that. We never promised the Greek people a walk in the park. That is why they (the people) is aware of the difficulties with which we were faced and which they themselves citizens face so calmly. "
Then Mr. Tsipras notes that over the past six months amid continuing concern for the timely payment of salaries and pensions, the government implemented a "big part of the election program." Among others mentioned in the legislation to address the humanitarian crisis in re cleaners and school security guards and the reopening of ERT.
Answering the question why he decided the referendum, the Greek Prime Minister stressed that he had no choice. "You should see what we were up against me and my government, the agreement which we have proposed. I must admit it was a very risky decision. "
From "a cent" to Greece at 83 billion.
The main political problem of the governments of the Northern European countries, according to him, was that they wanted at all costs to prevent the fact to appear before their parliaments and vote "even for just one additional euro for Greece. They are prisoners of populist climate, which they themselves created, making their citizens to believe they would pay for the lazy Greeks. (...)
Those who said `a cent above for Greece recently gave their consent not just to one euro, but 83 bn. Euros. So we arrived by 10.6 billion. 5 months ago to 83 billion. Euros for three years, in addition to considerable promise for an impairment of debt, which is expected to be discussed in November. This is the key question, which decides whether Greece can traverse a road that will pull the country out of crisis. "
Asked whether the no-vote is tantamount to not austerity, the Greek Prime Minister replied: "The question of the referendum consisted of two parts: the first part dealt with measures that we asked earlier and the second part of the financing plan. To be honest and not to prettify situations: the agreement that followed the referendum, at least as regards the first part, it looks like the one rejected by the Greek people.
On the other side we should be honest and as regards the second part to it, there is a difference as day and night. Before we had 10.6 billion for five months. Now we have 83 billion -which correspond to a medium term finance was of which 47 billion earmarked for repaying debt to foreign 4.5 billion for liabilities of the public and 20 billion to recapitalize banks. (...) The referendum fulfilled a role. "
A "moral victory" for Greece
Referring to the marathon extraordinary summit, which decided the third stimulus package, the Greek Prime Minister stressed that "(...) I knew that (...) if I did what I wanted my heart, that to get up, knocking his fist on the table and leave, then the branches of Greek banks abroad would collapse on the same day.
Nevertheless I gave this battle and try to balance reason and passion. I knew that if I got up and I left, we had to go back and then I would come face to face with even more adverse conditions. So I was in a dilemma. (...) Looking back to what happened I am convinced that the right decision was to protect the people. On the other hand the strictest retaliation would destroy the country. I took a responsible decision. "
However, Alexis Tsipras stressed that European partners and creditors achieved a Pyrrhic victory, "which though also recommending great moral victory for Greece and the left government. It is a painful compromise, both economically and politically. You know that compromises are part of political reality but also part of revolutionary tactics "
For the ongoing negotiations with lenders and the reasons that led to the referendum, talks on extensive interview with the left newspaper Neues Deutschland o Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Summing up the negotiations of the last six months, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks of a period of tension and intense emotions during which alternated "joy, pride, dynamism, determination and grief."
But the he believes that "if you look objectively the whole process, we can be only proud to have this battle" and adds that "despite the strong were able to impose on us their desire, however it has become clear that at an international level austerity is hopeless. This process created in Europe an entirely new political landscape. "
In labeling the journalist that "not only is the memoranda were torn, but on the contrary, the measures prescribed in the agreement is particularly painful," Greek Prime Minister replied that the mandate given to the government by the Greek people was doing everything possible in order to "create the conditions that would end the bleeding of Greek people."
We never promised a walk
In no indication that the elections had promised that the memoranda would be eliminated with just a law, Al. Tsipras replied: "Before the elections I did not say that the memoranda could be removed with just a law. Nobody said that. We never promised the Greek people a walk in the park. That is why they (the people) is aware of the difficulties with which we were faced and which they themselves citizens face so calmly. "
Then Mr. Tsipras notes that over the past six months amid continuing concern for the timely payment of salaries and pensions, the government implemented a "big part of the election program." Among others mentioned in the legislation to address the humanitarian crisis in re cleaners and school security guards and the reopening of ERT.
Answering the question why he decided the referendum, the Greek Prime Minister stressed that he had no choice. "You should see what we were up against me and my government, the agreement which we have proposed. I must admit it was a very risky decision. "
From "a cent" to Greece at 83 billion.
The main political problem of the governments of the Northern European countries, according to him, was that they wanted at all costs to prevent the fact to appear before their parliaments and vote "even for just one additional euro for Greece. They are prisoners of populist climate, which they themselves created, making their citizens to believe they would pay for the lazy Greeks. (...)
Those who said `a cent above for Greece recently gave their consent not just to one euro, but 83 bn. Euros. So we arrived by 10.6 billion. 5 months ago to 83 billion. Euros for three years, in addition to considerable promise for an impairment of debt, which is expected to be discussed in November. This is the key question, which decides whether Greece can traverse a road that will pull the country out of crisis. "
Asked whether the no-vote is tantamount to not austerity, the Greek Prime Minister replied: "The question of the referendum consisted of two parts: the first part dealt with measures that we asked earlier and the second part of the financing plan. To be honest and not to prettify situations: the agreement that followed the referendum, at least as regards the first part, it looks like the one rejected by the Greek people.
On the other side we should be honest and as regards the second part to it, there is a difference as day and night. Before we had 10.6 billion for five months. Now we have 83 billion -which correspond to a medium term finance was of which 47 billion earmarked for repaying debt to foreign 4.5 billion for liabilities of the public and 20 billion to recapitalize banks. (...) The referendum fulfilled a role. "
A "moral victory" for Greece
Referring to the marathon extraordinary summit, which decided the third stimulus package, the Greek Prime Minister stressed that "(...) I knew that (...) if I did what I wanted my heart, that to get up, knocking his fist on the table and leave, then the branches of Greek banks abroad would collapse on the same day.
Nevertheless I gave this battle and try to balance reason and passion. I knew that if I got up and I left, we had to go back and then I would come face to face with even more adverse conditions. So I was in a dilemma. (...) Looking back to what happened I am convinced that the right decision was to protect the people. On the other hand the strictest retaliation would destroy the country. I took a responsible decision. "
However, Alexis Tsipras stressed that European partners and creditors achieved a Pyrrhic victory, "which though also recommending great moral victory for Greece and the left government. It is a painful compromise, both economically and politically. You know that compromises are part of political reality but also part of revolutionary tactics "
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