European Parliament President Martin Schulz late on Monday expressed the confidence that Greece will remain in the Eurozone and described talks on a possible “Grexit” as speculation. He added that he has already told Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras that a unilateral moratorium of payments would trigger a similar moratorium on the part of the EU. He stressed, however, that the markets turmoil has never been caused by Tsipras’ statements but by the Brussels and Berlin standoff. In an interview with German broadcaster ZD, Schulz said Greece was a member of the Eurozone and “I believe it will remain a member of the Eurozone.” “My advice is that we wait for the January 25 elections. They all act as if Tsipras has already won the elections. Even if SYRIZA is the leading party, it will have to form a coalition. I cannot see any coalition partner that would support its radical positions,” he said. “All members of the EU and the Eurozone, regardless of which government is in power, are aware of their responsibilities. I think this applies to Mr. Tsipras as well. Of course he has an extreme rhetoric, but I must say it again: he will not be able to govern alone and for the things he promises there, I cannot see how he can get a majority in Parliament. So he will have to make compromises in Greece and compromises with the European partners.” (source: ana-mpa)
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