Tsipras addressing EU parliament

  • Greek people reinforced mandate for solution
  • It's the Greek peoples choice not for rupture with Europe
  • He takes responsibility for events of the last 5 months
  • Greek problems have been going on for 5 years
  • No vote represented a return to negotiations, not the end
  • Greece has become a laboratory experiment in austerity
  • Greece will continue efforts to reform
  • Greece is sending ESM request today
  • Proposal asks for talks on debt relief to begin
  • Greek proposals are not aimed to burden EU taxpayers
  • Greek program needs to be possible to implement
  • Europe is at a critical crossroads
  • Euro area needs to find a final solution to debt crisis
  • Together we can rise to historic challenge and find compromise

So far here's had several rousing rounds of applause during his speech. None from Junker though

Tsipras in EU parliament

Not joining in with the happy clappers