11-01-15 18:45
Prime Minister Rutte. © anp
It would be “bizarre” if Greece would stop all reforms and cuts and would leave the eurozone. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said today in affairs program
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Rutte said he would not speculate on whether a called ‘Grexit “(Greek exit from the euro) is harmful for the rest of the eurozone. “Because I am assuming that this is not going to happen. The Greeks have done so much over the last four or five years reforms and cuts and all that deferred maintenance implement, it would be really weird to stop doing that now. “
According Rutte economy Greece just to attract and unemployment falling. He would not comment on rumors of new negotiations with Greece, the radical left party SYRIZA was allowed to lead the government. “Greece must adhere to the agreements, and I assume that they do.”
“Very bad news
Rutte said that for the Netherlands’ very bad news would be if the British EU steps. British Prime Minister David Cameron wants, if he wins the next election, a departure to explain the EU to the UK population. Netherlands would lose an ally, which also calls for more free trade and less regulation from Brussels. Rutte wants to work together with Cameron, but within the existing European treaties.
Banks are preparing currently indeed for the possibility that Greece will leave the Eurozone, the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported today. Include Citigroup and Goldman Sachs would retrace their systems to see if they can withstand this shock. Many European banks would have met their crisis plans from 2011 and 2012 back on the shelf.
According to the German Commerzbank is the chance of a Grexit despite political worries still less than 25 percent.
( Edited by: Editorial)
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