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This article was published March 13, 2015 at 10:41.
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Mission more than ever sensitive to Alexis Tsipras in Brussels. “We are now in the decisive moments. The Commission is not the main actor of this stage, but we will do everything to work together. What we exclude is the default. ” So the EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker welcomed the greek prime minister in the Belgian capital. “I can – added Juncker – a solution in the coming weeks.”

conciliatory also the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz: “They go overcome the misconceptions and misunderstandings to address problems in the short and long term of Greece,” he said after the meeting this morning. Schulz, however, stressed the need for the government greek still claims about the damage of war in Germany: it is necessary, said Schulz, clear assumption of responsibility on this issue by the greek leaders. Athens argues that Berlin has yet to pay the damages of war and his justice minister has even raised the possibility of expropriating German assets present in Greece.

The greek prime minister, for his part, reiterated that the his country “has already begun to fulfill its commitments contained in the agreement reached Eurogroup of 20 February (one that extends to four months to save 240 billion, ed). We’re doing our part and expect our partners to do their “Tsipras stressed. “I am optimistic that in the end we will find a solution to solve the problems of Greece and Europe,” he added. “We are pro-Europe and we want to move forward together,” he continued still Tsipras. “I’m sure that eventually we will solve all the misunderstandings and we will move forward with the implementation of honest compromise of 20 February Eurogroup”. “I’m here in Brussels – said Tsipras alongside Martin Schulz – to discuss the future. And to have 60% youth unemployment means not to have a future. I think the message of the discussions of these hours, here in Brussels, both of hope to the people greek. Not only implement, implement, duties, obligations, but also that the European institutions will help, solidarity, in particular in order to get out of this bad social situation. It is a problem not only greek but of all Europe. ”

But the “hawk” Wolfgang Scähuble not exclude the possibility of a “Grexident”, yet another neologism of the Hellenic crisis which stands for “accidental exit from the euro” and, in an interview with Austrian radio ORF, reiterates that the responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of Athens. “Since the responsibility to decide on what will happen – says the German finance minister, referring to the” Grexit “- depends only Greece, because we do not know exactly what he’s doing those in government in Greece, we can not rule out ‘ accidental exit from the euro, a Grexident. ”

Meanwhile, Finance Minister greek, Yanis Varoufakis, just arrived at the Ambrosetti forum in Cernobbio, chose not to reply to Wolfgang Schäuble. “Do not you expect – replied the minister greek – responding to a question like that in this beautiful place.”

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