Europarliament Debate on Greece

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Europarliament Debate on Greece

The upcoming EU summit on March 1-2 must address growth, said MEPs debating with Council and Commission in Strasbourg yesterday. Many MEPs across the political spectrum expressed scepticism and concern regarding the latest wave of austerity measures in Greece, initiated by a European Commission, ECB and IMF troika.

Earlier this week, Greece’s debt crisis and its handling by the EC/ECB/IMF troika was the first issue raised by the President of the Group of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, during a customary press conference, on the occasion of a plenary session in Strasbourg. The leader of the S&D Group indicated that, on the initiative of the Group, a delegation of experts will be sent to Greece within the next 15 days, to assess the situation and produce alternative proposals for exiting the crisis.

"This will consist of three high-level and experienced members of our Group and will come up with real alternatives for the people," Swoboda said [VIDEO].

While, co-Presidents of the Greens/European Free Alliance Group, Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit also referred to Greece during a plenary session press briefing.

The two MEPs noted that recession and an unacceptable rate of austerity have been inflicted on Greece and called for an alternative solution.

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