STRASBOURG Balenciaga x Nike Air Max 97 Triple Noir Pas Cher , July 8 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had no choice but to plead as he did Wednesday before the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg for an "honorable compromise" in the showdown that is pitting his government against the EU institutions.
After Tuesday's ultimatum from Brussels by the European Council, European Commission and IMF, Tsipras announced that he would present in the next 48 hours a series of concrete measures and that he had sent a request to the European solidarity mechanism for a new aid program.
While Greek banks remain closed and anxiety paralyzes the country, time is running short. Although representatives of the European institutions accuse him of not implementing reforms immediately, he responded correctly that his government has been in office only for five and a half months, while the austerity measures presented as a solution to the crisis have been in place for over five years.
How indeed can the scale of the current disaster be explained only in terms of the policies of the first half of 2015?
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The standard of living has dropped to below that of 2008, unemployment has soared, growth is stagnant, and tourism Homme Off White x Nike Air Max 270 Blanche Pas Cher , key to the Greek economy, has been significantly affected while impoverishment is reaching into a wider segment of the population almost daily. Many voices even warn of a looming humanitarian crisis.
Against this background, Tsipras, mandated by over 60 percent of Greek citizens who rejected the creditor's proposals in Sunday's referendum, is right to ask for a sustainable program to be able to honor the debt.
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The negotiations this week between Athens and Brussels, before Sunday's summit Homme Nike Air Max 270 Triple Noir Pas Cher , could well be Greece's last chance. They must lead the way toward a strong commitment to finding a lasting solution to the Greek debt crisis, and also to debt problems in other European countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy and even France.