Fiercely divided views on Greece’s ‘No’ to Eurozone debt rescue conditions, but most MEPs agree on the need to get back to negotiations.

MEPs react to Greek referendum

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A day after Greece’s referendum,  MEPs arrived in Strasbourg

for the last plenary session  before the summer,

many laden with doom  at what lies ahead,

some triumphant at Greece’s choice,  others somewhere between the two.

The Greek people have shown persistence,

and I think this will strengthen  the Greek government

to be in a better position to negotiate.

They have said no to the help  Europeans offered them.

I guess they have trusted too much in the  leadership of a clearly populist regime.

It’s clear there was a ‘No’ to austerity.

But that also means a ‘Yes’ to Europe  and a ‘Yes’ to a fair deal.

Some MEPs spoke of the other crisis  millions of Greeks are facing today:

Health care provision in Greece,  for example with medicines,

that ordinary people do not pay a bitter price  for the false policies of Tsipras.

The EU must help the people, but be  resolute with the Tsipras government.

They're now responsible for showing a way  out of this blockade that we have in Europe.

It’s not a ‘No’ for Europe or the euro.

It’s a ‘No’ for an agreement  which is anyway obsolete.

and the European leaders with a readiness  to save Greece and to save Europe.

I think it's very disappointing.  We really hoped for a ‘Yes’,

because what really needs to happen  is structural reforms in Greece.

We should try to reach an agreement,  but it’s becoming more and more difficult.

I think that the liquidity problems in Greece  are the most pressing thing to solve.

I don’t consider it a possibility to work  with an alternative currency in Greece.

I still think that it’s right  to keep Greece in the Eurozone.

The only possible agreement is one  that would not include once more austerity,

we must absolutely give this flexibility.

Citizens must come ahead of banks,  ahead of finances, ahead of the economy.

We want to make clear  that we want negotiations,

but those shouldn't just be  a burden for us.

We want reforms, but not those  that are just a heavy burden for us.

We have always represented those most  affected, those with the lowest incomes.

The next big moment  in these fast rolling events:

Tuesday’s summit  of Eurozone leaders in Brussels.