Greece had already left a monetary union, namely the Latin, which existed until World War I, and several times had unilaterally terminated the payment of loans and defaulted, as recalled by economist Georgi Ganev in an interview for GRReporter.
Austrian Minister of Finance Hans Jörg Schelling warned Athens that its European partners have no "plan B" and that it must comply with all commitments related to the bailout.
162 MPs of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks voted for the new Greek government, 299 MPs took part in the voting, secretary of Golden Dawn Nikos Michaloliakos was absent.
A possible referendum on remaining in the euro zone would lead to dramatic events known from history, says political scientist Athanasios Diamantopoulos in an interview for GRReporter.
The Bank of Greece has developed a Plan B, similar to that applied by Cyprus two years ago, the financial experts are hoping that it will not be necessary to resort to it.