Frustration in Athens over Greek debt talks
- 9 years ago
The new set of reforms creditors are listing for Greece in exchange for urgently needed cash could taste bitter to voters in Athens, after five years of austerity measures.
Opposition leaders slammed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over his negotiating skills on Thursday, saying Napoleon had fared better at Waterloo.
“We wonder what exactly has the government been negotiating over the last four months, if the creditors insist on such outrageous austerity measures,” said Dimitris Tsiodras, spokesman for the opposition party “The River”.
According to local media, Greece’s creditors want Athens to cut pensions, raise taxes and sell state assets – demands that clearly cross what Tsipras has said are non-negotiable “red lines”.
“(The lenders) have taken everything they wanted all these years, which we were trying to ward off, and put it all in one proposal,” said Adonis Georgiadis, the parliamentary spokesman for the conservative New Democracy party of former prime minister Antonis Sa
Opposition leaders slammed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over his negotiating skills on Thursday, saying Napoleon had fared better at Waterloo.
“We wonder what exactly has the government been negotiating over the last four months, if the creditors insist on such outrageous austerity measures,” said Dimitris Tsiodras, spokesman for the opposition party “The River”.
According to local media, Greece’s creditors want Athens to cut pensions, raise taxes and sell state assets – demands that clearly cross what Tsipras has said are non-negotiable “red lines”.
“(The lenders) have taken everything they wanted all these years, which we were trying to ward off, and put it all in one proposal,” said Adonis Georgiadis, the parliamentary spokesman for the conservative New Democracy party of former prime minister Antonis Sa