Bloomberg with comments from 6 officials who were at the Europe/Tsipras talks ... with some 'insider' views
(or so they say ;-) )
Six officials agreed to share their knowledge of the private talks while asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the historical moment.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite:
- "Party time at the expense of others in Greece has come to an end"
- "Europe and the euro area are surely unprepared to pay for the irresponsible behavior of the new Greek government."
- "You can't have one country enjoying a feast, overspending and having everyone else pay for it, including our citizens with much lower pensions and wages"
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte:
- Said a "miracle" would be needed to keep Greece in the euro-region
Malta's Joseph Muscat
- Said Tsipras had created an "enormous trust-gap" with his European counterparts
- "The referendum has practically antagonized public opinion across the EU"
- "So we wanted to be tougher more than ever with him in our requests."
