Varoufakis made the statement answering a question about Greece’s
future in case if creditors would deny the extension of financing. Among
possible scenarios suggested by the newspaper were the introduction
of capital controls and Greece’s withdrawal from the Eurozone.
“If Europe allows this terrible turn of events,
just to humiliate our government, Europeans will have to ask themselves
[…]: Do we need such a Europe?” the Greek finance minister said.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis recalled that Greece has made
its proposals to creditors, and currently is waiting for the EU to show
its “goodwill”.
“The EU leaders must act. German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, representing the most important country, is holding the
key in her hand. I hope she uses it,” Varoufakis stated.
He noted that Greece is open to new proposals from creditors and
that it is ready to support them if they are “significantly better”
than previous. At the same, he stressed that the Greek side has already
placed all its ideas on the negotiating table and that it is not
planning to submit any new offers.The agreement with creditors was
expected to be reached on Saturday, but the attempt failed when Greek
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a referendum, which is set
to take place on July 5, to decide whether or not to accept the
creditors’ conditions and continue the policy of austerity.
Source: Sputnik, 28 June 2015
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