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wait and hurt Angela Merkel does not want to enter history as the gravedigger of Greece . Wedged between his public and his party, the German chancellor, however, remains hostile to a genuine dialogue with the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras. Francois Hollande, he is in a weak position, weakened by the economic situation in France and internal divisions of the Socialist Party. As for Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, it is in trouble after going to the limits of his position by committing to yes to the question, Sunday, July 5, to Greek voters.
What is the personality “providential” capable of dialogue with Mr. Tsipras? Who can engage in dialogue with the leader part of the European public sees as the one who dares to face, as the spokesman of the vanquished of globalization?
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Before the summit of the euro zone in Brussels, Tuesday, July 7 – Finance Ministers met for 13 hours before the heads of state in 18 hours – The European Union (EU) was always in search of a strategy and someone to embody. The debate goes beyond the painful Greek case and the issue of fiscal austerity. It is about the future of the Union and its operations.
From Tuesday to Sunday, European leaders took refuge behind the finance ministers, only able, they said, listen and analyze what Athens has to offer. Once again, the top of Tuesday evening had to be preceded by a meeting in Brussels of the Eurogroup, which brings together central bankers of the 19 member countries of the euro area.
Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to play a key role in the evolution of the Greek case. But neither one nor the other will have to start the political process that would, perhaps, avoid a “Grexit” a Greek exit from the monetary union, which would aggravate the existential crisis of EU
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Although disappointed, even “betrayed” Mr. Tsipras, Juncker is ready to resume its role as the main mediator. Remained silent since Sunday, he spoke before the European Parliament in Strasbourg morning morning. “I am against” Grexit “I want to avoid it , he said. No one can want to expel the Greeks. It’s time to meet at the negotiating table “, the president said. “Coming together to find a solution is a European-brainer,” he continued inviting everyone to abandon “the sharp rhetoric.”
“erratic Positions”
And Donald Tusk? The office of President of the European Council to endorse is “tailored” for the role of the providential man, says one diplomat. Herman Van Rompuy, the predecessor of Mr Tusk has quietly weighed on the successive chapters of the financial crisis. But “a president who is not in the eurozone, it has not yet proven” , regrets this same source. Poland has not yet joined the single currency and the Tusk position is found complicated. Today, criticism comes against its wait, disinterest, some say. “It took a little erratic positions in recent weeks. Absent at times, hard to Athens, reconciling with other “, a noted expert.
The President of the Council, however, tried, July 3, to play as a possible remedy to transcend the political obstacles caused by the crisis. Coming out of his silence, he told the website Politico that Europe did not need to “dramatic message” , and that even bankrupt Greece should keep his place in a Union that would Perhaps her to rethink “any organization” to live with this situation.
Rejecting “the blame game” and refusing to evoke a Greek default, Tusk wants now play the conciliators. The President of the Council intends to turn his disadvantage into an asset: it is because Poland is not a member of the eurozone, he thinks, he can bring in those negotiations, east or north of Europe, do not want to talk to Mr. Tsipras. The time is chosen. The Pole is when Mr. Juncker is weakened, he who has not been able to impose its plan of distribution of refugees between European states.
“Time is running”
There is a man who, in theory, could also play the role of “Mr. Good Offices”. But, dubbed “German clogs” by Greek and Dutch media Jeroen Dijsselbloem can not expect much of Athens, although Yanis Varoufakis, Finance Minister, with whom he had very difficult relations, will not be the Greek member of the Eurogroup.
Knighted by the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, the Dutch Social Democrat is considered the voice of supporters the firmer attitude towards Athens. “” The little pet dog “of Germany” , a Dutch journalist ironically wondering if his compatriot not added to ensure the support of Berlin in the race for re-election against the Spanish Minister Luis de Guindos
drastic savings, structural reforms, no renegotiation of the debt, all accompanied by a formula, “time is short” . successor Mr Juncker as head of the finance ministers of college advocates a strict orthodoxy. Even those who toil in Paris or elsewhere, believed that his affiliation to the Dutch Socialist Party would make him the man of compromise.
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