The European Union said on Sunday it respects the "no" vote in Sunday's Greek debt deal referendum, following early results which have shown that the country overwhelmingly rejected the bloc's bailout offer.
"We have to respect the vote of Greek people," European Parliament President Martin Schulz said in a statement, adding that "this is a difficult day."
NO led by 61.3 percent of votes against 39 percent for YES in the ballot that could determine whether Greece will head to a disorderly bankruptcy and possible Grexit, according to the latest official estimate released by the Interior Ministry with about 61.3 percent of votes counted.
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6/7/15
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"We have to respect the vote of Greek people," European Parliament President Martin Schulz said in a statement, adding that "this is a difficult day."
NO led by 61.3 percent of votes against 39 percent for YES in the ballot that could determine whether Greece will head to a disorderly bankruptcy and possible Grexit, according to the latest official estimate released by the Interior Ministry with about 61.3 percent of votes counted.
Xinhua - china.org.cn
6/7/15
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Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is never shy of enthusiastically tweeting her opinions, has welcomed the referendum results...
ReplyDeleteIn a series of tweets written in English, Fernández labeled the No vote an “outright victory of democracy and dignity.”
The Greek people have said NO to the impossible and humiliating conditions imposed upon them for the restructuring of their foreign debt. We Argentines understand what this is about. We hope Europe and its leaders understand the message of the polls. Nobody can be asked to sign their own death certificate. The words of President Kirchner still resound at the UN General Assembly in 2003 he said: “The dead do not pay their debts.”
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Statement by the European Commission following the referendum in Greece...
ReplyDelete"The European Commission takes note of and respects the result of the referendum in Greece.
President Juncker is consulting tonight and tomorrow with the democratically elected leaders of the other 18 Eurozone members as well as with the Heads of the EU institutions. He will have a conference call among the "Euro-Institutionals" (with the President of the Euro Summit, the President of the Euro Group and the President of the European Central Bank) on Monday morning. He intends to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday."
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-5310_en.htm?locale=en