(Reuters) - Greek
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described his country as the most
bankrupt in the world and said European leaders knew all along that Athens
would never repay its debts, in blunt comments that sparked a backlash in the
German media on Tuesday.
"Clever people in
Brussels, in Frankfurt and in Berlin knew back in May 2010 that Greece would
never pay back its debts. But they acted as if Greece wasn't bankrupt, as if it
just didn't have enough liquid funds," Varoufakis told the documentary.
"In this position,
to give the most bankrupt of any state the biggest credit in history, like
third class corrupt bankers, was a crime against humanity," said
Varoufakis, according to a German translation of his comments.
It was unclear when
the programme was recorded. Although strident criticism of the way Greece has
been treated is typical for Varoufakis, a Marxist economist, the remarks caused
a stir in Germany where voters and politicians are increasingly reluctant to
lend Greece money.
Bild daily splashed
the comments on the front page and ran an editorial comment urging European
leaders to stop providing Greece with ever more financial support.
"The Greek
government is behaving as if everyone must dance to its tune. But there must be
an end to this madness. Europe must not be made to look stupid," wrote a
commentator.
(Πηγή: reuters.com)
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