The Franco-German couple at the test of Greek referendum – L’Express

While the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has again Wednesday urged his nation to vote “no” in the referendum and thus the measures proposed by the creditors, the Franco-German couple does not really speak with a single and voice. Monday, after a Council of Ministers restricted, Hollande was presented on the steps of the Elysee serious mine for “regret” the Greek decision to break off negotiations. The referendum to be held Sunday in Greece falls within the “sovereign choice” Athens, “democracy” and the “right of the Greek people,” he stressed.

In the spirit of François Hollande and Angela Merkel, who apparently had tuned their violins on Sunday after the gamble Alexis Tsipras, the door for further negotiations with Greece was open but “after the referendum.”

gear ratio change yesterday. On the sidelines of a trip to Lyon, François Hollande showed his annoyance at the back and forth correspondence between Athens and Brussels. “We must be clear, the agreement is now! It’s time that we speak of this agreement, he comes!” Stressed the head of state.

The German dogma against the spirit of the Dutch synthesis

If in appearance positions seemed frozen, behind the scenes, discussions continued between Tsipras and Juncker . But the Greek Prime Minister was there really the will to reach an agreement? His speech on television last brings some answers.

Alexis Tsipras during his address to the nation on July 1, 2015 in Athens

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The fact is that in the best European tradition of last-ditch negotiations, launched in the battle of “yes” in the wake of Jean -Claude Juncker conqueror, the Europeans pushed, meetings after meetings, letters after letters to try to deflect the Greek Prime Minister on his referendum. Until speech by Alexis Tsipras, Michel Sapin even believed that it was possible it is canceled, as he told this morning on iTV.

So many upheavals that so exasperated François Hollande, while the Chancellor kept his line. Annoyed by the attitude of the Greek government The Germans have been saying that it was urgent to await the outcome of the vote of the Greeks, hoping that a “Yes” of the people of proposals to creditors would one stone. A: find a way out of crisis by implementing further reforms in Greece. Two: Push Tsipras to resign because disowned by his people.

The difference between Germany and France is therefore at the level of the method. Dogmatic thesis of German rigor against the spirit of synthesis of the Dutch compromise.