In another surprise development, it has emerged that the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with EU Commission chief by phone just before Juncker’s press conference in Brussels.
The Greek prime minister made it clear that “impeding the democratic expression of the Greek people by closing banks is outside the democratic tradition of Europe.”
“He also told the president of the commission that he, himself, as as European citizen ought to defend the traditions of Europe so the Greek people can decide on Sunday undistracted.”
“With this in mind, he [Tsipras] asked [Juncker] to help so that the [bailout] programme could be extended by a few days and liquidity restored to the country’s banking system.”
The Greek prime minister made it clear that “impeding the democratic expression of the Greek people by closing banks is outside the democratic tradition of Europe.”
“He also told the president of the commission that he, himself, as as European citizen ought to defend the traditions of Europe so the Greek people can decide on Sunday undistracted.”
“With this in mind, he [Tsipras] asked [Juncker] to help so that the [bailout] programme could be extended by a few days and liquidity restored to the country’s banking system.”
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