“The situation of Greece is getting critical. The current economy consistency program to Greece runs out in eleven days. Four months of negotiations have not led to the necessary compromise,” European Council President Donald Tusk said, delivering a video message on Friday.
After pointing out the current stalemate in debt talks between Athens and creditors, even after Thursday’s Eurogroup, Tusk stated: “The game of chicken needs to end, and so does the blame game, because this is not a game and there is no time for any games.”
During his brief statement, Tusk revealed the actual reason that forced him to call for an emergency Euro Summit on Greece on Monday evening, which is to make sure that Europeans “understand each others’ positions and the consequences of their decisions.”
The European Council President also made it clear that people should not have any illusions that the meeting will produce a magic solution.
And he concluded: “We are close to the point where the Greek government will have to choose between accepting what I believe is a good offer of continued support or to head towards default.”
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