European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking ahead of the G7 summit in Bavaria, Germany, on Sunday, said he is still waiting for Greece to produce the set of economic reform plans it had promised after rejecting creditors’ demands last week.
“[Greek Prime Minister] Alexis Tsipras, my friend, had promised that by Thursday evening he would present a second alternative proposal… I have never received this alternative proposal,” Juncker said.
The European Commission President vented some frustration at Greece’s tardiness, saying that while he considers Tsipras a friend, “to remain friends, one has to respect some minimum rules.”
His remarks come after Tsipras slammed as “absurd” creditors’ proposals on Friday put forward by the European Commission, which included sales tax rises and cuts in civil servants’ salaries in return for unlocking the last tranche of Greece’s bailout.
(source: DW)
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