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There is no painless option for Greece

25 February 2015 / 16:02:56  GRReporter
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    Do you think that the European partners are tending towards making an exception for Greece once again and, if so, why?

     I do not think they are willing to make an exception. Flexibility, for example, is not an exception, but as requested by German Finance Minister Schaeuble, it must be shown that the reforms are really tied to the specifics of payments and instalments, i.e. he wants some clearer evidence that the reforms will be carried out. This is not a retreat - this is part of the negotiation process and of the normalization and recovery of the country. The write-off and forgiveness that were part of the pre-election campaign of SYRIZA will not happen, because they will set a precedent in this crisis, in which other countries continue to tighten their belts and to fight against these measures, they will spoil the fiscal discipline that exists in other countries

 

Tags: Alexis TsiprasYanis VaroufakisTsipras governmentExtreme leftEurogroupNegotiations with lendersPopulism
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