28/06/15

[Maik]

http://civilprotection.gr

[Maik]

A little rain in Skala and Poros but quite heavy in Argostoli yesterday, washing away the infill in various roadwork trenches:

[Maik]

Greeks want to stay in eurozone, two polls show

Two opinion polls indicate most Greeks want to keep using the shared euro currency and would prefer a deal with Greece's European partners rather than a rupture.

The polls published Sunday were both conducted before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared early Saturday that he was calling a referendum on financial proposals made by Greece's creditors in return for continuing to fund the country with bailout loans.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_28/06/2015_551607

Could be 'interesting' if the vote goes against Tsipras and in favour of accepting whatever the troika (then) demands. Of course, it will be, ahem, 'interesting' if the voters continue to support Tsipras.

[Maik]

Greek debt crisis: What the Greek papers say

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33303419

[Jolly Roger]

Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, seemed to take the world by surprise last night when he announced that he would move to give a referendum to the Greek people on the debt deal currently on offer by the EU/IMF, so that they could have their say. He made it clear that he was unhappy with the offer, which he described as "unbearable" and "humiliating", and minded to reject it.

Opposition parties in Greece have moved swiftly to condemn the move. These are largely the same people who have been, for weeks, criticising Tsipras for making too many concessions during negotiations and moving towards a deal that they said was terrible.

Some international commentators have, however, noted that Eurogroup discussions are in fact continuing today and that the "team Greece" has suddenly found itself in a position of pulling a rather large ace from its sleeve which nobody thought it had.

https://www.byline.com/column/11/article/124