German fin min, aka Mr Happy, speaking to Bild
"Greece is a member of the Eurozone, There's no doubt about that. Whether with the euro or temporarily without it, only the Greeks can answer this question".
"And it is clear that we will not leave the people in the lurch"
He also repeated his thoughts on contagion
"Even if it came to a collapse of some individual banks, the risk of contagion is relatively small
The markets have reacted with restraint in the last few days. That shows that the problem is manageable"
Restraint? Is that the same as "markets side-lined because they haven't got a clue what to do on either outcome"?
As for manageable, the jury is surely well and truly out on the unknowns
Mr Happy added that the Eurozone had to wait and see what the Greek govt will do after the result of tomorrow's referendum. Eurogroup will consider any new request from Athens to start talks
Reuters reporting again
Mr Happy in typically relaxed mood
