Greece Is Hoping for a Better Deal, Interior Minister Says
2015-06-28 06:02:41.428 GMT
By Paul Tugwell
(Bloomberg) -- Greece is hoping for a better deal from its
creditors with room to breathe for the country’s economy,
Interior Minister Nikolaos Voutsis says in live interview with
Athens-based Mega TV.
* Greece is sticking to its position of saying no to austerity
and insisting on talks about debt and investment
* Greek people expect an “honest” deal
* “The issue of little Greece has brought to the surface the
discussion on where the EU is going”
* There are no technical issues regarding organization of July
5 referendum, main cost isn’t high
* While prospect of new elections not being examined, govt
obliged to consider all options offered by constitution
* NOTE: Earlier, Tsipras Asking Grandma to Figure Out If Greek
Debt Deal Is Fair
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2015-06-28 06:02:41.428 GMT
By Paul Tugwell
(Bloomberg) -- Greece is hoping for a better deal from its
creditors with room to breathe for the country’s economy,
Interior Minister Nikolaos Voutsis says in live interview with
Athens-based Mega TV.
* Greece is sticking to its position of saying no to austerity
and insisting on talks about debt and investment
* Greek people expect an “honest” deal
* “The issue of little Greece has brought to the surface the
discussion on where the EU is going”
* There are no technical issues regarding organization of July
5 referendum, main cost isn’t high
* While prospect of new elections not being examined, govt
obliged to consider all options offered by constitution
* NOTE: Earlier, Tsipras Asking Grandma to Figure Out If Greek
Debt Deal Is Fair
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Paul Tugwell in Athens at +30-210-74-19-073 or
ptugwell1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Jerrold Colten at +39-02-8064-4261 or
jcolten@bloomberg.net
James Amott