PROPOSAL REJECTED AGAIN::::“The proposals submitted by lenders are unrealistic,” said the premier. “The Greek government cannot consent to absurd proposals,” he added in reference to the plan presented to him earlier this week by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
“I would like to believe that this proposal was an unfortunate moment for Europe, or at least a bad negotiating trick, and will very soon be withdrawn by the same people who thought it up,” said the prime minister.
Tsipras insisted that plans for debt relief and economic stimulus had to be included in the agreement in order to provide a long-term answer to Greece’s economic problems.
“We don’t just need an agreement, we need a definitive solution, both for Greece and for Europe, that will finally end the talk of a Greek exit from the eurozone,” he told MPs.
The institutions’ proposal, Tsipras said, insisted on the austerity which has accompanied Greece’s bailout since it first began five years ago.
“The fiscal strangulation of a country is a moral issue that conflicts with Europe’s founding principles – which raises well-founded questions on Europe’s future,” he said.
