ETUC open letter to EU Heads of States and Governments
Date
07 Jul 2015
Sections
Global Europe
Public Affairs
Med & South
OPEN LETTER to:
- EU Heads of States and Governments,
- Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission,
- Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament,
- Donald Tusk, President of the European Council,
- Xavier Bettel, President of the Council of the European Union,
- Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank,
- Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup,
- Christine Lagarde, Director-General of the International Monetary Fund.
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
The events unfolding in Greece are of historic significance. Solutions must be found to keep Greece in the Eurozone and in the European Union. This requires political
leadership, not a technocratic approach.
Greek people have voted against austerity, unemployment, and poverty that made Greek debt unsustainable. They have not voted against the EU or against the Euro.
We consider that this referendum is a clear signal that policies imposed during the last five years are socially unbearable and an economic failure. People must not be penalised for the way they voted.
EU leaders have now an unavoidable responsibility to find a sensible compromise. The solution should not be technical or left to the ECB, it must be political.
We are convinced that EU leaders should think hard and long before pushing Greece out of the Eurozone. Now is the moment to show what a European Union means.
We are calling on you to resume negotiations in good faith with the aim of rapidly reaching a socially fair and economically sustainable agreement with the Greek
government.
Yours sincerely,
Bernadette Ségol Ignacio Fernandez Toxo Frances O'Grady
ETUC General Secretary ETUC President TUC General Secretary
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