People close to the dossier confirm it is not possible trust the Hellenic authorities
by Emanuele Bonini
Greek speakers «lack of credibility», EU officials admitted today in Brussels. We already said it, but of course having a confirmation from the European Institutions makes it official, even if the declaration were off the records. It is more than a rumour, it is exactly what all the minister of Finance of the Euro area think at the moment. All of them share the same vision, and it is not a case if «the Eurogroup member States are more unite than ever», EU sources added. Since the beginning the Greek attitude has been seen as inappropriate. «Aggressive» and «thoughtless» are the words used in Brussels to define Alexis Tsipras and Yannis Varoufakis' behaviour. No proposals, no figures, a parliamentary vote on social reform scheduled the same day of a possible new Eurogroup meeting are all reasons to believe Greece doesn't want to talk to creditors. And of course, there is last Friday Eurogroup meeting. In that occasion Varoufakis gave his green light to a draft of joint statement, but immediately after a phone call with his prime minister Tsipras, Varoufakis changed his mind. How trust a partner like that? And, above all, is Mr. Varoufakis able to take a decision without consulting his government in Athens? All this is something contributed to create a general negative feeling around the Greek authorities paving the way for a Euro-ultimatum. Let continue with the current program, which is something clear, and then we will see. Of course, hoping Greece will be able to resolve the problem of its credibility gap.
Greek speakers «lack of credibility», EU officials admitted today in Brussels. We already said it, but of course having a confirmation from the European Institutions makes it official, even if the declaration were off the records. It is more than a rumour, it is exactly what all the minister of Finance of the Euro area think at the moment. All of them share the same vision, and it is not a case if «the Eurogroup member States are more unite than ever», EU sources added. Since the beginning the Greek attitude has been seen as inappropriate. «Aggressive» and «thoughtless» are the words used in Brussels to define Alexis Tsipras and Yannis Varoufakis' behaviour. No proposals, no figures, a parliamentary vote on social reform scheduled the same day of a possible new Eurogroup meeting are all reasons to believe Greece doesn't want to talk to creditors. And of course, there is last Friday Eurogroup meeting. In that occasion Varoufakis gave his green light to a draft of joint statement, but immediately after a phone call with his prime minister Tsipras, Varoufakis changed his mind. How trust a partner like that? And, above all, is Mr. Varoufakis able to take a decision without consulting his government in Athens? All this is something contributed to create a general negative feeling around the Greek authorities paving the way for a Euro-ultimatum. Let continue with the current program, which is something clear, and then we will see. Of course, hoping Greece will be able to resolve the problem of its credibility gap.
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