In Brussels, Berlin and Paris will be held on Monday consultations on the Greek crisis. Specter hanging over her default and exit from the euro zone, while on Saturday collapsed talks with creditors. Euroland has agreed to pay more than 7 billion loan. Athens also rejected the request for an extension of aid a month and the program will expire on Tuesday, June 30.
The Greek authorities wanted to have more time to organize a referendum and ask citizens whether they accept the imposed reforms and austerity measures.
The referendum, which the Greek government has proposed suddenly over the weekend caused surprise and annoyance Eurogroup leaders and commentators. It was assessed that the government in Athens hides behind backs of citizens and suggests them outright rejection of the reforms. Such an operation was treated as breaking off of negotiations on reforms and shift responsibility for their failure to Greeks. The Eurogroup decided ultimately extinguished aid program for Athens. To this afternoon on Sunday the Eurogroup finance ministers met again that day – without a Greek colleague, who returned to Athens alone.
(Video: Greek parliament agreed to a referendum; Auth. CNN Newsource / x-news)
Banks closed until July 6
Greek banks will be closed for a week until July 6 and ATMs will be closed on Monday. However, already in the afternoon that day will resume functioning and limit daily withdrawals will be 60 euros for one person – said the representative of the government.
These limitations do not apply to people who have payment cards of foreign banks. This will benefit mainly foreign tourists, which are currently in Greece, in the ongoing peak season holiday, there is a great deal.
The Associated Press reports that many foreign tourists happened on Sunday in long lines for ATMs, together with the Greeks , thinking that restrictions also apply to them. You can see it was a long queue of cars in front of gas stations.
Reuters quoted by the Greek government representative spoke lasting eight hours after a cabinet meeting. He said that banking transactions in the network – including the payment of periodic payments – will be allowed, but limited to Greek entities. They will be prohibited transfers of capital abroad.
For emergencies, such as. Purchase of drugs abroad, will set up a special committee. Approval of banking transactions, which will provide individual licenses.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that it will also be introduced capital controls.
The government informs Alexis Tsipras taken krokrach in the official bulletin, entitled “Holiday break the bank”. It said that steps have been taken since she became “a sudden and unexpected need to protect the financial system and the economy of Greece, due to the loss of liquidity caused by the decision of the Eurogroup.”
The head of Polish diplomacy: the next steps belong to the Eurogroup
The next few days are groundbreaking – so commented on the situation in Grecni Grzegorz Schetyna in the radio Jedynka. He added that over the next few days the whole world, Europe, will look at Greece, await the outcome of the referendum on 5 July. He said that this vote is a clever move on the given page of the government in Athens – we know what will be the answer. – Even so, the next step will be written by the Eurogroup, the leaders of the euro zone. The Greeks once again shift the decisions on the European side – stressed Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna.
As stated, that this situation demonstrates that successive Greek governments have led to this situation of public finances, it is very difficult to build an elementary stability. As he spoke, the elections in Greece lost group that wanted to reassure finance, and won a lot of promises and “disagreement with the European diktat,” as she sets out. Greek Foreign Minister stressed that it is important how the European Union can cope with such a serious crisis.
The European Central Bank supports the financing of the event
After the failure of talks Saturday, the center of interest found by the European Central Bank, which currently transmits the Greek rescue loans to banks. If they cut off upon completion of the assistance, that is Tuesday night, Greece would have had to declare insolvency. The European Central Bank announced that it will maintain support, but can not do this indefinitely.
hints about the exit of Greece from the euro zone
In Brussels, more and more talk about plan B, which is a controlled exit of Greece from the euro zone. Although they are and optimists. France, for example, hopes to resume talks. Greek Finance Minister Janis Warufakis said that it would be possible if the creditors submitted a new offer and softened demands for savings. – Then our government would change the recommendations and suggest the public vote in a referendum for the aid package – said Janis Warufakis. According to him, the key to resolving the crisis is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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