Debate during the plenary session of July in Strasbourg on the conclusions of the European Council (25-26 June 2015) and the current situation in Greece.

EU - Greece (T)

VERHOFSTADT, Guy (Renew, BE)

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

WEBER, Manfred (EPP, DE)

PITTELLA, Gianni (S&D, IT)

JUNCKER, Jean-Claude (LU)

economic situation in Greece (T)

TUSK, Donald (PL)

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

TSÍPRAS, Aléxis (EL)

Memoclip: Economic situation in Greece: debate with Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister (European Parliament – Strasbourg – 08/07/2015)

Title: Economic situation in Greece: debate with Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister

Arrival of Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister at the European Parliament and handshake with Martin SCHULZ, former EP President (5 shots)

Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister enters the hemicycle. He is warmly greeted by certain MEPs and heckled by others (7shots)

SOUNDBITE (English), Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Our inability to find an agreement may lead to the bankruptacy of Greece and the insolvency of its banking system.

SOUNDBITE (French), Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, The answer to the Greek crisis is not to do nothing. The right answer is to deepen the Economic and Monetary Union, to make it last.

SOUNDBITE (Greek), Al&#233;xis TS&#205;PRAS, Greek Prime Minister, Let's not forget the fact that, for the past five years, the Greek people has made a tremendous effort for adjustment, a very harsh and difficult process of adjustment, but this has exhausted the resilience and the patience of the Greek people.

SOUNDBITE (Greek), Al&#233;xis TS&#205;PRAS, Greek Prime Minister, This is not exclusively a Greek problem this is a European problem and European problems require European solutions. European history is a history of conflict but conflict leading to compromise.

SOUNDBITE (German), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), I would like to bring in two concepts of European culture, namely the question of hope. The people of this continent need hope, hopes for the future.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), As European, I tell you: We, socialists, will never accept Grexit, never!

SOUNDBITE (English), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), I am angry because you are talking about reforms, but we never see concrete proposals of reforms! 80% of your people want to stay in Europe and in the Eurozone, so show what you can do now and show that you are a real leader and not a false prophet

SOUNDBITE (Greek), Al&#233;xis TS&#205;PRAS, Greek Prime Minister, We want a sustainable programme. Because we want to be in a position to repay the loans that we've accepted. And we when we ask to reduce the debt, we are asking for that, because we want to be able to pay this back. We don't want to be forced time and time to accept new loans to pay off the old ones.