Greek banks, stock exchange will not open on Monday, Tsipras announces
- 9 years ago
Greece’s banks will not open on Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced. The stock exchange will also remain closed and capital controls are being put imposed.
“In the coming days, what’s needed is patience and composure,” the PM wrote on social media. “The bank deposits of the Greek people are fully secure. The same applies to the payment of wages and pensions—they are also guaranteed,” he added.
He blamed Greece’s lenders and Eurogroup partners for forcing the nations hand, but said he would, nevertheless, go ahead with a planned referendum on austerity on July 5.
The recent decisions of the Eurogroup & ECB have only one objective: to attempt to stifle the will of the Greek people. #Greece— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) June 28, 2015
They will not succeed. The very opposite will occur: the Greek people will stand firm with even greater willfulness. #Greece— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) June 28, 2015
“The dignity of the Greek people in the face of blackmail an
“In the coming days, what’s needed is patience and composure,” the PM wrote on social media. “The bank deposits of the Greek people are fully secure. The same applies to the payment of wages and pensions—they are also guaranteed,” he added.
He blamed Greece’s lenders and Eurogroup partners for forcing the nations hand, but said he would, nevertheless, go ahead with a planned referendum on austerity on July 5.
The recent decisions of the Eurogroup & ECB have only one objective: to attempt to stifle the will of the Greek people. #Greece— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) June 28, 2015
They will not succeed. The very opposite will occur: the Greek people will stand firm with even greater willfulness. #Greece— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) June 28, 2015
“The dignity of the Greek people in the face of blackmail an