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The attitude to Antonis Samaras became particularly critical especially after the statement of the Euro Group President and Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker, who said in a telling way that he did not attend the meeting of the European People's Party because he had to attend an event to celebrate the national holiday of Luxembourg. However, Mr. Samaras should feel happy that he was not there, because if he was there he would persist Mr. Samaras to change his position.

Angela Merkel was also strict and urged the Greek opposition to assume its responsibilities, and the Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said that they exerted all their influence upon Mr. Samaras, but the decision is in his hands.

At the same time, the Western press is increasingly criticizing the position of Antonis Samaras as far as the mid-term plan is concerned. A report for the online edition of Spiegel magazine entitled "The Persistent Athenian partisan" states that the Greek opposition leader Antonis Samaras is the terror of Europe, which rejects the imposition of restrictive measures and threatened to "stick" the euro against the wall. His conservative colleagues from Germany, France etc. now see a revolutionary act in his face, but he continues to be disobedient.

"The pressure was indescribable," said for To Vima newspaper an assistant of Antonis Samaras, who admitted that the atmosphere was not positive for the Greek opposition leader. However, he added that many heads of state and prime ministers heard their views from the source. The leading group of New Democracy believes that Antonis Samaras defended his position and that he will gradually benefit from his intransigence. The situation around the main opposition party in Greece does not seem to affect them and they underline the phrase of their leader that he Greek people are to judge the actions of us all.