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                                       

 

Reiner Hoffmann                                   Yannis Panagopoulos                                     Rudy De Leeuw

 

Marie-Hélène Ska                                 Susanna Camusso                                           Catelene Passchier

CSC General Secretary                       CGIL General Secretary                                    FNV Vice-President

 

Candido Mendez                                  Erich Foglar                                                     Josef Středula

UGT-E General Secretary                   ÖGB President                                                 CMKOS President

 

Laurent Berger                                     Dimitar Manolov                                              Bente Sorgenfrey

CFDT General Secretary                      PODKREPA President                                       FTF President

 

ETF General Secretary                         Uni-Europa Regional Secretary                    ETUC Women’s

Eurocop Vice-President