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“It ‘was just a bad standard of journalism.” The greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis , has so commented on the incident with the BBC concerning an interview published Sunday, March 8 from newspaper Fiat and former parlor Italian. Besides the title appeared on the front page of the Corsera , that Varoufakis evoked the possibility of a greek referendum on the euro , has angered many personalities in Europe and even in Greece . The minister said he was “shocked” by adding just that “it was a serious misunderstanding, I hope not intentional” and “very low standards of journalism.” Varoukafis, who on Sunday had denied the claim by return, then explained that the journalist who interviewed him had made him a hypothetical question about whether “the ‘ Eurogroup could refuse all reforms proposed by Greece. ” After explaining he thought it unlikely, “because the Eurogroup has already approved some reforms”, said that “the journalist insisted and I said that in that unlikely event we would facing the people with a referendum or elections. ” The minister emphasized that “those who interviewed me is a professional decent, but probably someone in the editorial board has decided that the greek Minister of Finance must have called for a referendum on the euro. It ‘was a very sad day in the history of journalism, but we should not give him the oxygen of publicity that does not deserve. ” Not only. According Varoufakis “some manager of BBC should feel the need to apologize: Read the text of the article, I answer the question if highly hypothetical ‘all our proposals will be rejected ‘. But so far none has been rejected and I assure you they will all be accepted. ” The minister concluded that “it will be a nice day for journalism,” one in which “there will be no stupid will to do distortion .”
Besides the release of Courier had not helped to rassenerare minds on the eve of a summit that promised to be already very tense. As it was, with the Eurogroup that in barely two hours meeting is back to put pressure on Greece and Athens who agreed to resume negotiations with former Troika : a comparison on reforms that will ensure the release of European aid will leave Wednesday and will be in Brussels, as he wanted the Greek Government does not want more members of the creditors at home, but some representatives will also want to Athens as the Eurogroup that needs to control the moves of Greeks. Europe, irritated by the “lost too much time” in the negotiations on Greek reforms, not being concessions and the Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem , pointing out that the extension of the program aid is only for four months, he reiterated that there will be no payment before there is “a general agreement ” on reforms and “it has begun the implementation.” And although Varoufakis argued that “we have been very quick to respond to the circumstances that we have inherited,” in spite of the fact the two letters of the greek government, so far the real negotiations have not started yet. The dialogue between the Greek authorities and technicians of the former Troika, the only table that matters to the Eurogroup, is stopped by the will of the executive Tsipras which privileged instead channel more political, through letters and phone calls of Varoufakis premier Juncker who has managed to negotiate a meeting in Brussels on Friday. Varoufakis is set back from his positions: “The Troika understood as a group that comes in the ministries and political forces that have failed is over.” But the Eurogroup reiterated that that’s not the right channel, only because the technicians are able to evaluate data and budget reforms it needs the country. The EU, however, is available to meet with Greece that would anticipate the disbursement of the last tranche of aid, but asks in return commitments. Dijsselbloem said he can “split the payments in two installments,” but “there must first be agreement and implementation” of the agreement on reforms. “We are ready to help as long as there is an agreement on ‘ whole package and will begin the implementation,” he explained. And the fact that the government is in trouble greek cash as the maturity dates of March came to Dijsselbloem may be an opportunity: “If there is pressure” for the illiquidity , this ” can help to get back on the right track and still no mention of anticipated disbursements without agreement and implementation. “
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