PM denies EU meeting was 'revenge' on Greece
Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, denied on Monday that this weekend’s meeting of Eurozone leaders had been "revenge" against Greece for calling a referendum.
The Spanish PM also confirmed that Eurozone leaders had agreed on a third rescue package for Greece, tweeting:
"We have just finished, there is an agreement. I hope that everyone will comply. We must improve governance in the EU."
Acabamos de terminar, hay acuerdo. Espero que todo el mundo cumpla. Debemos mejorar la gobernanza en la #UE #EuroSummit. MR
— Mariano Rajoy Brey (@marianorajoy) July 13, 2015
Rajoy spoke to reporters at the end of the meeting of Eurozone leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
For all the latest follow our live blog over at The Local Germany
"There will be no Grexit," confirmed European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker.
The struggling southern European country is now scheduled to get between €82 and €86 billion over the next three years. However the Greek parliament must agree to the programme by July 15th with the Bundestag (German parliament) also then voting on the terms and conditions.
After news of the deal, the Spanish stock market rose by more than 1 percent, while all other main European stock exchanges - except for Italy's - were on the up, according to Spanish daily El País.
Rajoy had been meeting with other Eurozone leaders in Brussels, emerging with good news for Greece after a mammoth 17-hour overnight meeting.
A photograph of Rajoy, sitting alone and not joining in a joke shared by other Eurozone leaders including Angela Merkel has gone viral on social media in Spain, with many Spaniards making fun of their prime minister's lack of English:
"Rajoy doesn't know English: This photo has sparked jibes and jokes on Twitter," said the Spanish Huffington Post.
"Rajoy no sabe inglés": esta foto desata las burlas y el cachondeo en Twitter http://t.co/TOkdBfePPW
— CescBruno (@CescBrunoPisa) July 13, 2015
"Rajoy stays outside of the conversation due to his lack of English," tweeted another user.
#FOTO Rajoy queda fuera de las conversaciones por no dominar el inglés - http://t.co/yAuAChXoTw pic.twitter.com/Hem1jdLgmZ
— Sumarium (@sumariumcom) July 13, 2015
If I owned an English as a Foreign Language School I'd buy this picture and would make the best advertisement ever pic.twitter.com/KP0lOFikgm
— Jordi Arrufat (@Jordiarrufat) July 12, 2015
During Sunday evening's negotiations, Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, Spain's left-wing party and ally of Syriza tweeted, "All our support to the Greek people and their government against the mafia #thisisacoup."
Todo nuestro apoyo al pueblo griego y a su gobierno frente a los mafiosos #ThisIsACoup
— Pablo Iglesias (@Pablo_Iglesias_) July 12, 2015
For all the latest follow our live blog over at The Local Germany
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The Spanish PM also confirmed that Eurozone leaders had agreed on a third rescue package for Greece, tweeting:
"We have just finished, there is an agreement. I hope that everyone will comply. We must improve governance in the EU."
Acabamos de terminar, hay acuerdo. Espero que todo el mundo cumpla. Debemos mejorar la gobernanza en la #UE #EuroSummit. MR
— Mariano Rajoy Brey (@marianorajoy) July 13, 2015
Rajoy spoke to reporters at the end of the meeting of Eurozone leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
For all the latest follow our live blog over at The Local Germany
"There will be no Grexit," confirmed European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker.
A photograph of Rajoy, sitting alone and not joining in a joke shared by other Eurozone leaders including Angela Merkel has gone viral on social media in Spain, with many Spaniards making fun of their prime minister's lack of English:
"Rajoy doesn't know English: This photo has sparked jibes and jokes on Twitter," said the Spanish Huffington Post.
"Rajoy no sabe inglés": esta foto desata las burlas y el cachondeo en Twitter http://t.co/TOkdBfePPW
— CescBruno (@CescBrunoPisa) July 13, 2015
"Rajoy stays outside of the conversation due to his lack of English," tweeted another user.
#FOTO Rajoy queda fuera de las conversaciones por no dominar el inglés - http://t.co/yAuAChXoTw pic.twitter.com/Hem1jdLgmZ
— Sumarium (@sumariumcom) July 13, 2015
If I owned an English as a Foreign Language School I'd buy this picture and would make the best advertisement ever pic.twitter.com/KP0lOFikgm
— Jordi Arrufat (@Jordiarrufat) July 12, 2015
During Sunday evening's negotiations, Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, Spain's left-wing party and ally of Syriza tweeted, "All our support to the Greek people and their government against the mafia #thisisacoup."
Todo nuestro apoyo al pueblo griego y a su gobierno frente a los mafiosos #ThisIsACoup
— Pablo Iglesias (@Pablo_Iglesias_) July 12, 2015
For all the latest follow our live blog over at The Local Germany
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