The Minister of Finance of Greece compared creditors with terrorists

The actions of international creditors in relation to Greece resemble terrorism. This was stated by the Minister of Finance of the country Janis Varufakis in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

“What they do with Greece is called terrorism,” the minister said. “Why did they force us to close the banks? To instill fear in people. And when it comes to the spread of fear, this is called“ terrorism ”.

According to Varufakis, the EU and creditors seek to humiliate Greece. They achieve that the Greeks in the referendum agree with their proposals. However, according to the minister, regardless of the outcome of the vote, a new agreement will be concluded at the beginning of the week. But if the Greek people say no, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have the best positions for negotiations, Varufakis noted.

On Friday, rallies and demonstrations were held in Athens both in support of concessions to international creditors and against. Members of the union of trade unions of the All-Working Front of Greece entered into clashes with the police near the Building Federation of the Greek Industry in the Center of Athens, where they were going to hold a rally against tight savings, BBC reports .

According to the survey conducted on Friday, the number of supporters of the adoption of the terms of creditors slightly exceeds the number of those who requires vote "no" in the Sunday referendum - 44.8 percent versus 43.4.

Representatives of the European Commission have already stated that the Greek referendum, if it is held in such a short time, "will not reach international standards." The question for voters is not formulated quite clearly, and people are not given enough time to think about the situation.

On Friday, the head of the Eurogroup Yerun Deisselblum said that if Greece citizens at the referendum will vote against the proposals of international creditors, Greece,probably there will be no place in the eurozone . “The Greek government rejects everything, assuming that if you vote“ no ”, you will receive the best or less stringent conditions or a more“ friendly ”package of proposals. This assumption is simply wrong,” Deisselblum emphasized. He noted that the voting results will show whether the Greeks are ready to "make painful sacrifices necessary to stay in the eurozone."

Meanwhile, Greek banks still do not work after Monday ECB froze their financing. Only a few departments are open, where pensioners can rent 120 euros per week. In ATMs, the Greeks can now remove a maximum of 60 euros per day.

On the night of June 28, the Greek parliament approved the appointment of a referendum on July 5 on the question of whether the country should adopt or reject an agreement with international creditors on the exit from the long crisis. Tsipras made the initiative of such a referendum on June 27 .

Greece has not fulfilled the next payment on the loan of the International Monetary Fund of 1.5 billion euros, the term of which has expired on Tuesday. Now the country will be able to receive funding from the IMF only after it pays off its debt. The non -fulfillment of Greece obligations to the International Monetary Fund is a "case of default", announced on Friday the European Fund of Financial Stability. At the same time, the EFS decided "not to demand the immediate repayment of loans" from Athens.

On Wednesday, Tsipras said that Greece is ready to accept the proposals of international creditors, but with certain reservations . Athens are ready to support all the changes proposed by creditors in the VAT system, with the exception of one. Tsipras asks to maintain a special benefit for the islands - a thirty percent deduction from VAT. In addition, he asks to postpone until October the beginning of the program to increase the retirement age to 67 years by 2022. Tsipras also agreed with a decrease in pension allowances, but asks to do this gradually.