The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have a strong pressure on Greece Thursday, three days before the referendum on the plan of the creditors of Athens, the IMF publishing appalling figures on public finances of this country.
The IMF released a report unexpected, reducing from 2.5% to 0% its forecast for growth this year of Greek and even ignoring the power of capital controls in Greece since Monday.
He attributed the situation to political changes “earlier this year” in this country, in an allusion to the coming to power of the party of the radical left Syriza late January
To add to the confusion, the IMF predicted that Greece would need a new European aid by 36 billion within three years, even if it accepted the plan Sunday creditors submitted to a referendum, and a strong restructuring of its debt, including the EU would then support the load.
The spokesman of the Greek Government, Gabriel Sakellaridis, wanted to consider the glass half full, noting that “the IMF report gives full due to the Greek government” about the debt. He considered this report as a “failure” of assistance plans for Greece, in force since 2010, which ended on Tuesday by the non-payment of a sum of EUR 1.55 billion due to the IMF.
The blitz for this referendum, announced last weekend, has really started on Thursday, with this pressure the government
The question posed to the Greeks Sunday is simple in appearance. are- you agree with the proposal of the creditors made as of June 25?
For the government, who has no intention out of the euro zone, a non serve mainly be “better equipped” to continue negotiations with creditors.
But they argue that not amount to a choice against the euro, enough to impress the Greeks already very worried about the situation.
Even French President François Hollande, the most comprehensive yet, found that if the non prevailed, it would come “in a form of unknown.”
“The situation is deteriorating due to the behavior of the Greek government,” said President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem.
“I think Greece will not leave the euro, it will do everything to reach an agreement,” however, predicted Thursday the head of government Italian Matteo Renzi. “Whatever happens, Greece will return to the negotiating table and negotiate an assistance program,” he added
-. Varoufakis course of an agreement after the referendum –
Faced with this pressure, Mr. Tsipras pledged that his country would remain “united” at the end of voting, after which he hopes not.
Prime Minister, however, refused to say Thursday what would happen to his government if the Yes vote in the referendum while he campaigned for the no.
Asked by ANT1 TV station about what would happen in the event of a yes vote, he laconically replied. “The choice of the Greek people will be respected, I will initiate the procedure provided for in the Constitution”
Yanis Varoufakis, Greek Finance Minister has clearly stated his side on Bloomberg TV that it would no longer be in office in the event of a yes vote. Mr. Varoufakis further considered, in an interview with the television channel BBC News that there were “100% chance” that an agreement be found with the creditors of Athens after the referendum. “An agreement will be found either a + Yes + or + not + that kind of polls,” he said.
Mr. Varoufakis, who called the Greeks to vote against the plan to creditors, harshly criticized the EU policy. “We have a very poor system of governance in Europe. This is not the right way to manage a currency union. This is a travesty. It’s a comedy of errors for five years now,” said the Minister of Finance.
The European Parliament President Martin Schulz meanwhile said he expected the appointment of a “government of technocrats” in Greece in case of a yes vote and resignation of Tsipras government.
New elections will be necessary “if the Greek people vote for the reform agenda and therefore in favor of keeping the euro zone and if Tsipras, logically, resigns,” Schulz said in an interview with the Handelsblatt business daily.
In this case, the continuity in the period leading to the elections should be ensured by” a government of technocrats, so that we can continue to negotiate, “he he said.
The Greek foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias, tried to lighten the mood by starting at After a meeting with his Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders: “On Monday, we get married, we will live happy and have a lot of discussions”
The non advocated by the Greek Government, that is. ie rejected proposals to creditors, who led in recent days with a margin of more low (57% / 30% and 46% / 37% since Sunday), have now given way to so, According to a survey that led to leaks in the Greek media.
The Greeks seemed in any case be weary of capital controls, which obliges them to limit their bank withdrawals to 60 euros a day. An early shortage of 20 euro note was found, and a slowdown in trade.
Thousands of supporters of the Communist Party (KKE), 6,000 according to police, protested in the center Athens Thursday evening, calling for the party to oppose the government by sliding invalid ballot papers in the ballot boxes in the referendum.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange opened Friday on a hesitant tone, market participants opting for a wait position two days before the referendum in Greece.
07/03/2015 7:12:27 – Athens (AFP) – For Odile Duperry – AFP © 2015
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