EU Commission joins Grexit debate

This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

The European Commission stressed on the 5 January 2015 that according to the EU treaties a Greek exit from the Eurozone is not possible. If that's the case there is no means to put pressure on states to reform, some commentators wrote. Others believed the Union has no option but to grant Greece a complete debt write-down.

European Parliament president Martin Schulz also criticised on 7 January 2015 the German speculation on Greece leaving the euro.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The Greek debt crisis: Key sources http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-debt-crisis-key-sources/

ESO: Background information: Europe is now on course for a showdown between Alexis Tsipras and Wolfgang Schäuble over Greek debt http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-is-now-on-course-for-a-showdown-between-alexis-tsipras-and-wolfgang-schauble-over-greek-debt/

Euro|Topics: Tag: Euro Crisis http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/?likearticle=156058&topic=119056

EUObserver, 07.01.15: EU parliament chief attacks Merkel 'Grexit' talk https://euobserver.com/political/127114

Euronews, 05.01.15: 2015: ‘Grexit’ reloaded? http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/05/2015-grexit-reloaded/

BBC News, 05.01.15: The 2015 Greek euro drama http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30679182

France24, 06.01.15: Greek problem ‘very serious’ for Europe, says ex-ECB chief http://www.france24.com/en/20150106-greece-problem-serious-europe-jean-claude-trichet-ecb-austerity-syriza/

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: Is Syriza a threat to the Eurozone? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-01-grexit/

Deutsche Welle, 07.01.15: Consequences of Grexit for Germany http://dw.de/p/1EGMV

Blog: Open Europe, 06.01.15: Revisiting Grexit – is Greece better off out of the euro? (Part 2) http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/revisting-grexit-part-2/

Social Europe Journal, 07.01.15: Calling The Grexit Bluff http://www.socialeurope.eu/2015/01/calling-grexit-bluff/

Blog: Bruegel, 06.01.15: Why Grexit would not help Greece http://www.bruegel.org/nc/blog/detail/article/1530-why-grexit-would-not-help-greece/

EUObserver, 14.01.15: Ireland signals support for Greek debt conference https://euobserver.com/economic/127197

EurActiv, 14.01.15: Pittella: Any Grexit scenario is 'unacceptable' http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/pittella-any-grexit-scenario-unacceptable-311256

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