Juncker: Don't assume eurozone will accept your plans

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker advised the government not to assume the euro zone would simply accept all the economic reverses it made to voters.

09 Feb. 15 (13:32)

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday advised Greece's new government not to assume the euro zone would simply accept all the promises its leftist leader Alexis Tsipras made to Greek voters about scrapping economic reforms.

Juncker's comments were yet another reaction by a European leader after last night's defiant government policy statement Prime Minister gave to the Greek parliament. Two days ahead of the crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, EU executives are hardening their stance on the new government's unwavering anti-austerity position.
Speaking before talks with Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) - junior partners in Angela Merkel's coalition - Juncker told reporters that Tsipras had "only partly addressed" Brussels' concerns about his plans in a speech in Athens on Sunday.
Tsipras laid out plans to dismantle the austerity programme prescribed by Berlin and ruled out any extension of the bailout, setting himself on a collision course with his EU partners.
Source, Photo: Reuters