Deal offered to Greece including measures such as handing over €50bn in public assets is strongly criticised on social media The draconian list of demands eurozone leaders handed to the Greek government in return for a European bailout has inspired a social media backlash against Germany and its hawkish finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble. ž#ThisIsACoup was the second top trending hashtag on Twitter worldwide – and top in Germany and Greece – as eurozone leaders argued through the night to convince the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, to take the deal or face bankruptcy and his country’s expulsion from the euro. The hashtag also featured strongly in Finland, whose government is open to the idea of a Grexit. Related: Greece debt crisis: Athens fights against temporary Grexit plan - live Interesting. #ThisIsACoup is also the top trending topic in Germany! pic.twitter.com/iuKR3GYTqDThis is the #Finland I'm proud of! #ThisIsACoup #2 #SolidarityWithGreece #IStandWithGreece - via @twitter_fi pic.twitter.com/GFZrghPOFnTodo nuestro apoyo al pueblo griego y a su gobierno frente a los mafiosos #ThisIsACoupCould someone slip a note to the European leaders about the scale of anger and disbelief building up across the continent? #ThisIsACoup Related: Greeks resigned to a hard, bitter future whatever deal is reached with Europe Huge popularity of #thisisacoup suggests Germany and eurozone in general are at risk of losing blame game big time. Continue reading...
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