Greek crisis: Deputy finance minister resigns before bailout vote - live

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

It’s official. Nadia Valavani, deputy finance minister, has resigned from Alexis Tsipras’s government just hours before the parliament votes on the bailout package.

As flagged earlier, Valavani has told Tsipras that it is “impossible” for her to keep serving in his government, given the austerity measures he had agreed to.

In a letter released by the finance ministry, Valavani warned that Greece faced a “crushing” capitulation at the hands of its creditors in Brussels.



Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/jul/15/greek-crisis-mps-bailout-imf-debt-relief-alexis-tsipras-live

[brooklynite]

1. A majority of Syriza Central Cmte member oppose the deal

Whatever chance Tsipras had to pass this thing may be fracturing.

Yannis Koutsomitis ‏@YanniKouts 49m49 minutes ago
107 out of 201 Syriza central committee members publish declaration condemning Tsipras' agreement with Eurozone.
Now it's getting serious.

[Demeter]

2. Greeks will have to face the facts--the Euro is Trash and Slavery

and get out of Dodge.

[Igel]

3. Wrong language.

It may say, "To the prime minister of Greece," but it's tacitly addressed to "The international media I really want to talk to."

Their editorial bureaus would produce a better translation, anyway, but it wouldn't affect the news nearly quickly enough.

[Bosonic]

4. Live: Greek Parliamentary debate on the 'Agreekment' with real time English interpretation