The first steps of reform and austerity were not approved because the Greek prime minister won the backing of the opposition. Half of the 64 “oxy” came from Syriza, including Varoufakis. Tsipras says he does not resign. Eurogroup and ECB meet today to prepare the release of a check of emergency seven billion euros.
He spent the time and the day was already the following when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras could see approved in parliament the first steps of reform and austerity program agreed at the end-of-week in Brussels, but in Athens which said “do not agree”.
This approval opens the possibility for European grant the country an emergency loan of seven billion euros and a possible third rescue to ensure part of the financing needs of Greece in the next three years, valued at 83 billion euros.
The Eurogroup meeting this morning at 09h of Lisbon, by teleconference, and the evening will be the turn of the board of governors of the European Central Bank. Finance ministers have to assess the credibility of the measures taken and try to find a solution to send to Athens seven billion euros, in time to prevent Greece from defaulting also with the ECB. On Monday, July 20, the Greek State must pay 3.5 billion euros of debt to five years issued in 2010.
Tsipras said in parliament that is proud of ” Battle dignity “that caught and believes that this effort will bear fruit for Greece and for Europe. “I had the choice between an agreement with which I disagree, or an uncontrolled default, or temporary exit from the euro proposed by Schäuble,” he said. “I was blackmailed; there was no good options and I chose the least bad.”
The measures, which go by increases in VAT and reductions in spending on pensions but were not disclosed, received a favorable vote of 229 MEPs. Six abstained and 64 voted against. Half of the “oxy”, 32, came from Syriza, his party, including the “no” Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister, accused the debate by the leader of To Potami having led the “gang” who wanted to force the return of the drachma. The speaker of parliament, Zoe Konstantopoulou, and the Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis also voted against, but signaled they will remain in office. “I support the prime minister, but did not support the rescue,” Lafazanis said.
The package measures only was thus approved because the Greek prime minister won the backing of the opposition and party Junior the coalition. Panos Kammenos, leader of the ring, said he voted “against their conscience for the agreement” because “if this government falls tonight there will be no hope neither for Greece nor Europe.”
This night, Tsipras had the support of only 124 of the 162 deputies of parties supporting the coalition. In less than a week, his “rebel” increased from 17 to 38. Last Friday, 145 government bench deputies gave him authority to negotiate in Brussels [once again, the opposition needed to achieve the 151 votes required a total of 300 seats in parliament], after the referendum in which 61.3% of the population voted “no” to the proposed agreement with the creditors, with better conditions than those now agreed, due to losses of Varoufakis decision to close banks and limit withdrawals to 60 euros per day.
“I do not run away to my responsibilities,” said the prime minister even before the vote, ensuring that fought by the Greeks, though with “errors and omissions” by which also takes responsibility. “We are not going back on our promise to fight to the end for workers’ rights,” he added.
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