by NEOnline | KT Greece could be an example for Argentina, according to the designate president of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker. Choosing Athens for his first visit to a member state's capital after his nomination, Juncker met with Greece's prime minister, Antonis Samaras. He said that the reforms carried about by the country over the past few years could have served as a model for Argentina, which last week defaulted on its debts for the second time since 2001. "Greece could have been a good example for Argentina to avoid the problems it was not able to avoid," Juncker said. "So Greece is not Argentina." Juncker praised Greek efforts to improve public finances, and insisted that he played a key role in keeping the country in the euro currency zone. "I really fought like a lion, I would say," Juncker said. "There was a great battle to counter those who wanted to remove Greece from the euro." He declined to name those who wanted Greece out of the Euro. He also refused to comment on options being considered by eurozone countries to make Greece's national debt sustainable and refused to give details on his choices for the next European Commission.
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