– 03/23/15, 22:56
© epa. Premier Alexis Tsipras and Chancellor Angela Merkel during the press conference after their half-hour meeting today in Berlin
Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras especially tried tonight to give the impression that they had waged a friendly and constructive conversation. But why did the German chancellor and the Greek Prime Minister about the Second World War? And why Merkel minimized its role? Economics Reporter J. Kleinnijenhuis reflects on the press conference.
Tsipras seems with nothing to go home. Is that right
“We do not know what Merkel and Tsipras discussed behind the scenes may have Merkel said:.” You are well on your way, keep it up and then there is a view of an agreement “but they could also have said the opposite:” Go back to the drawing board and come up with a better proposal “
There was a lot conciliatory spoken language, but the two were clearly disagree That was.. literally said: “We now know that we agree and on which we disagree. ‘”
Merkel pretended that its role is limited. Why did she do that?
“I am the chancellor of Germany, and that is just one of the nineteen Eurogroup countries,” Merkel said tonight. But if she says ‘no’, it is ‘no’. That’s the actual situation, but they slide off now.
Merkel plays as the state woman. Her finance minister is adamant about Greece, while its Vice Chancellor emits a sound conciliatory. But Merkel can not be looking at the map. She stands as one who receives and listens, but everyone knows that nothing happened without her consent.
That authority also radiates to other leaders. Alexis Tsipras is now two months, Prime Minister of Greece. Since then he has been everywhere, but only now he is in Germany. I got the feeling that radiated Merkel: “I do not receive you, if you do not have serious plans’”
Why the Second World War is still so much discussed
“It might seem that the war now, seventy years later, the hair is dragged. But this is a case where the last time a lot has happened. There were several lawsuits over whether Greece is entitled to reparations
We see that in the Netherlands quickly from our own perspective, something like:. “We have also seen an occupation.” Now I’m not a historian, but I believe it was like to be still SALE worse in Greece. Germany is very aware of the role it has played in that period
Therefore, said Angela Merkel now:. “The reparations are officially completed, but we are aware of the injustice that the Nazis in Greece have done and that is suffered. That we will not forget. ”
Tsipras defended Merkel, who was depicted on the cover of the German magazine Der Spiegel between Nazi leaders during a visit to the Acropolis. That figure was up to the Greek Prime Minister a pure provocation. “The current Germany has nothing to do with the Third Reich. ‘”
Merkel and Tsipras Reaching a solution
? “The logic says they come here, because they have to. No one has an interest in seeing this wrong. There are elections coming up in Germany and Merkel do not want her situation escalates in Greece so they can trip on it. But they also want to create a precedent by not being strict enough. Which model do you suggest?
Greece wants to solve this too. Tsipras’ party, SYRIZA, it will alleviate the burden, but they must also pay attention to what lives in the Greek public. And the Greeks do not want the euro to then get their savings and pensions in drachmas. “
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