The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Saturday accused the country’s creditors of “terrorism” and trying to “humiliate the Greeks”, which will vote in Sunday’s referendum on its latest proposals for reform. “What they do with the Greece has a name: terrorism,” accused Yanis Varoufakis, known for his outspokenness, in an interview with Spanish daily El Mundo. “Why do they have forced us to close the banks? To instill fear in people. And when it comes to spread fear, this is called terrorism,” the minister develops speaking of politics conducted by creditors of Athens, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Union.
Without having reached an agreement with creditors on a extension of a financial assistance program beyond June 30, the Greek radical left government announced the closure of banks and capital controls until 6 July. Whatever the outcome of Sunday’s Premier -the referendum Alexis Tsipras called to vote no, the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker yes- the country’s banks reopen and there will be an agreement Creditors ensures Yanis Varoufakis. “Whatever the outcome of the referendum on Monday there will be an agreement, I am completely and utterly convinced. The Europe needs an agreement, Greece needs a Okay, so we get to an agreement. ” For the Minister of Finance, who repeat that in case of victory of yes he will resign, “now that want Brussels and the troika, is that yes wins for power and humiliate the Greeks”.
He also accused his opponents of wanting to make “Greece is an example for others” at a time when in Spain the radical left party Podemos, allied Greek Syriza gaining strength with the approach of legislative elections. “I believe that throughout Europe there needs to parties like Syriza and Podemos party both critical of the system but at the same time pro-Europeans and democrats. Those who hate us want us to pass for anti-European, but no, this is not true, we are not. ”
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