Greece: Tsipras warning, “not will respect agreements austerity ‘” – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

Greece: Tsipras warning, "not will respect agreements austerity '" – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

19:02 January 23, 2015

(AGI) – Athens, January 23 – The leader of Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, favored in the elections to be held in Greece Sunday, will respect ‘tax commitments with the European Union but not through the harsh austerity measures’ adopted by the outgoing government, led by Antonis Samaras of the conservative New Democracy. “We recognize our obligations towards the European institutions and the European treaties”, interviewed by television Hellenic, “these treaties provide for the fiscal objectives to be met, but not the means through which it can deliver.”

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Tsipras stressed that “ the austerity ‘is not part of treated “and praised the change of gear implemented, from this point of view, the European institutions, citing about that the program of ‘quantitative easing’ announced yesterday by the ECB . The leader of the left Hellenic but ‘emphasized that the’ troika ‘of international creditors (ECB, European Commission and International Monetary Fund) is not’ a European institution and said that a government led by Syriza “ will respect ‘all the obligations deriving from the European Treaties but not signed by the previous government. ” Tsipras has fixed July, the month in which the ECB may ‘start buying greek debt through the program of’ quantitative easing ‘, as the deadline for concluding the negotiations with the troika.

Frankfurt potra ‘buy securities rated’ junk ‘of countries that follow a program of assistance (such as’ the case of Athens) only in the presence of a positive opinion of the IMF. “ The important ‘get strong in these negotiations “, Tsipras continued, stating that “an absolute majority will give us’ the necessary strength and hands free to negotiate.” “The plan B troika ‘that Syriza does not obtain an absolute majority and is forced to govern with the propagandists who defend its positions,” he said Tsipras, “why do we need a clear mandate and a prior opportunity’ because ‘the left can turn the last chance of Greece. ” When asked if his first visit as prime minister would be a meeting with Angela Merkel, the number one Syriza responded that he and German Chancellor ‘only’ one of the 28 European leaders “. “ The negotiations will have ̵ 6;place in Europe , which is why I do not consider necessary to meet priority Mrs. Merkel,” he continued, “the negotiations will not be’ a football match at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. My first trip will be ‘in Cyprus. ”

Tsipras went on to say that among the first targets of its possible government there will be ‘an improvement of the conditions of the middle class, through a’ abolition of the controversial tax on first homes , and the re-introduction of the no-tax area for incomes below 12 000 euro per year.
Tsipras then promised the reopening of public television Ert , closed in 2013 by the government Samaras, and has explained that the recovery of the transmissions will take place ‘after an “extensive dialogue” based on “pluralism” and not on “authoritarian decisions,” adding that not SYRIZA will rule’ “blows of decrees” .
Tsipras finally assured that taxation of bank deposits is not ‘definitely on the agenda. (AGI).