Insulting
language by German conservatives against the Greek leadership
“Germany's
parliament has approved an extension of Greece's financial bailout
for a further four months. The outcome of the vote was never in
doubt, despite misgivings about recent comments by the Greek finance
minister. Bundestag deputies approved the four-month extension of the
Greek bailout on Friday, by a vote of 542 in favor, 32 against. There
were 13 abstentions.”
“The
Left party's Gregor Gysi accused Chancellor Angela Merkel and
Schäuble of making matters worse in Greece by insisting that the
'troika' of international creditors impose strict terms on Athens,
which led the country's former conservative government to implement a
raft of austerity measures. 'This was a kamikaze tactic,' Gysi said,
which ensure that Greece would never be able to pay back its debt.”
“A few
members of the CDU-CSU bloc also said they would vote against the
extension. 'Take a look at [Greek Prime Minister Alexis] Tsipras,
take a look at Varoufakis,' said CDU deputy Klaus-Peter Willsch.
'Would you buy a used car from them?'”
Gysi
also said that “The newly elected left-wing government in
Greece has called an end to cuts and austerity, he says. [...] Syriza
is the first government in Europe that has challenged neoliberal
policies, he asserts.”
(http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/feb/27/greek-bailout-german-mps-vote-bailout-extension-live-updates#block-54f02b00e4b09d0edf204ae4)
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