Manfredi Weber
"The prime minister of Greece should apologise for those utterly unacceptable statements. Unfortunately he has passed over them in silence. You are destroying confidence in Europe.
You’re talking about dignity. But dignity means truth and honesty. You have said that the banks are closing because the evil ECB is ratcheting up pressure. You said the banks would be open on Tuesday it is now Wednesday, you are not being honest with the Greek people.
Mr Tsipras, the extremists of Europe are applauding you. Fidel Castro wrote a message to congratulate you on your triumph. It seems to me you are surrounding yourself with the wrong friends
If you’re talking about a debt haircut, be honest. Its not extraneous financial institutions that will pay
It’s Portugal, they will pay 3bn, Spain, 24bn. It’s the nurses in Poland. You have to think about the dignity of people in other European countries.
How can you tell Bulgaria in terms of solidarity that Greece cannot countenance further cuts, when in at least 5 other European countries the standard of living is lower than in Greece. When it comes to hope, people in the continent need hope in the future. Latvia sat in your position in 2009, but the parties there didn’t resort to a referendum, they sorted out their fiscal budget, now they’ve got faith in the future
It seems you’re not standing for hope in your approach.
The PM of Slovakia is also thinking about a referendum because the citizens are sick of shelling out for the Greeks. Europe is not a sum of national views. You engage in confrontation, we engage in compromise.
You are looking for failure. We are looking for success.
