Greece: “Holland must get its act together,” said Sarkozy – Le Point

Nicolas Sarkozy asked Francois Hollande Sunday that he “get its act together” in the Greek case, and considered “preferable” to reach a compromise, but not rule out a Greek exit from the euro area. “Never has Europe been more in need of unity, it has never been a greater need for leadership, a Franco-German leadership. And these divisions have no sense, given the gravity of the situation. They add, to me it seems, uncertainty and instability. Hollande must get its act together and restores a unit with German Chancellor [Angela] Merkel, “said Nicolas Sarkozy in Brussels at the end of a meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP), whose members are Republicans (ex- UMP).

“It was a mistake to leave to think, as did Mr. Holland for seven months, Mr. Tsipras that he might have a check unconditionally from its Eurozone partners without the reforms we need, “said Nicolas Sarkozy. The former president said it was “preferable” a “compromise” aimed at keeping Greece in the euro area. But “if there was to be no compromise, other solutions will have to be put on the table,” he added in response to a question about a “Grexit” temporary envisaged by Germany.

“Can we trust Mr. Tsipras? “

” The question is not so much the question of the terms of the plan that the issue of trust, “said Nicolas Sarkozy, who again attacked the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. This last “lied to his people before the elections and is now trying to explain to the various European governments that it is ready to accept what he himself asked the Greeks refuse there eight days . It must be a lesson for all Europeans who might be tempted by the vote of extreme, “said Nicolas Sarkozy

” The great question that is asked is. Can be or not be confidence in Mr. Tsipras, in his word, in its commitments? Especially that there is something that has changed in recent days, is that while the plan was being proposed, and rightly so-it seems to me, by the commission, was 7 billion euros, today we speak of 75 billion euros, “he has also said.