"What they're doing with Greece has a name - terrorism," Mr Varoufakis told the Spanish El Mundo daily.
"What Brussels and the troika want today is for the 'yes' (vote) to win so they could humiliate the Greeks."
He said the IMF, European Central Bank and European Union forced Greece to close the banks to instill fear in people.
After failing to reach a deal with its creditors last weekend on an extension of its bailout programme Greece's radical leftist government closed the country's banks and imposed capital controls until 6 July.
Mr Varoufakis said that whatever the result of Sunday's vote, in which the government is calling for a 'no' vote, the banks would reopen and Athens would end up reaching an accord with its creditors.
"Europe needs an agreement, Greece needs an agreement, meaning we will reach an agreement," he said, reiterating a pledge to resign if the 'yes' vote carried the day.
Meanwhile, a number of TDs and Irish MEPS, as well as members of the Greek community in Ireland, will attend a protest in Dublin this afternoon in solidarity with the Greek people ahead of tomorrow's referendum.
Demonstrators will gather at the Central Bank on Dublin's Dame Street at noon.
Organisers, the Greek Solidarity Committee, said it expects thousands of people to attend.
The demonstration is supported by several independent politicians, political parties, social groups and trade unions.
Similar demonstrations are due to take place across Europe, including at London's Trafalgar Square.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called on Greeks to vote 'No' on the referendum, which asks them if they want to accept more austerity in return for bailout funds.
But Germany, France, Italy and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker have warned that this option could be a vote against Greece's place in the euro, and maybe even in the European Union.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0704/712584-greece/
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- Varufakis: 'Lo que hacen con Grecia tiene un nombre: terrorismo'
- 'Lo que quiere Bruselas y la Troika es que gane el 'sí' para humillar a los griegos'
- 'En toda Europa se necesitan partidos como Syriza y Podemos, críticos con el sistema"
........ Aunque no haya encuestas, en las calles de Atenas lo que se siente es que la gente cada día que pasa tiene más miedo.
- Sí, así es. Lo que están haciendo con Grecia tiene un nombre: terrorismo.
- ¿De verdad piensa que lo que están haciendo con Grecia es terrorismo?
- Por supuesto que lo pienso: es terrorismo. ¿Por qué nos han forzado a cerrar los bancos? Para insuflar el miedo en la gente. Y cuando se trata de extender el terror, a ese fenómeno se le llama terrorismo. Pero confío en que el miedo no gane..........................http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2015/07/04/5596f1b3ca47412d048b459e.html
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On eve of referendum, Greek finance minister accuses creditors of ‘terrorism’...
ReplyDeleteGreek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis accused Athens' creditors of "terrorism" in an interview published on Saturday, a day before Greeks vote in a high-stakes referendum on their bailout.
"What they're doing with Greece has a name -- terrorism," the blunt-spoken Varoufakis told the Spanish El Mundo daily. "What Brussels and the troika want today is for the 'yes' (vote) to win so they could humiliate the Greeks."
"Why did they force us to close the banks? To instill fear in people. And spreading fear is called terrorism," he said, referring to the IMF, European Central Bank and European Union...........france24.com
"Was sie mit Griechenland machen, hat einen Namen: Terrorismus"...
ReplyDeleteDie Griechen seien verängstigt und schuld daran seien die Geldgeber, sagt Varoufakis. Banker stellen sich auf eine lange Nacht nach dem Referendum ein.
Griechenlands Finanzminister Varoufakis spricht in einem Interview mit der spanischen Zeitung El Mundo von Terrorismus. "Warum hat man uns gezwungen, die Banken zu schließen? Um den Menschen Angst zu machen", sagte Varoufakis. Wenn sich Angst in der Bevölkerung breitmache, sei das mit Terrorismus zu vergleichen. "Was Brüssel und die Troika heute wollen, ist, dass das Ja gewinnt, damit sie die Griechen weiter erniedrigen können."
Aber er sei sich sicher, dass die Angst nicht gewinnen werde. Die vergangenen Monate hätten ihn zwar müde gemacht, aber er sei zufrieden und rechne damit, dass es am Montag nach dem Referendum ein Abkommen geben werde....................http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2015-07/griechenland-aktuell-live-blog-150704
Varoufakis accuses creditors of 'terrorism'...
ReplyDeleteGreek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has accused Athens' creditors of "terrorism", the day before a referendum on an international bailout.
Speaking to Spain's El Mundo newspaper, he said the country's lenders wanted to "instil fear in people".
Huge rallies were held by both sides in the referendum on Friday night....BBC