Syriza Promises New Austerity List as European Institutions Intensify Pressure on Greece

‘On the same day the Tsipras government passed a “humanitarian bill” in the Greek parliament, at a cost of just €200 million. The bill provides free electricity and food stamps to some families in dire poverty. Under constant pressure from its creditors, Syriza had already drastically scaled down the humanitarian program from a still inadequate €1.8 billion euros.

Even this was unacceptable to the European Commission, which sent Greece a note Tuesday warning that the legislation could be seen as a “unilateral” action and therefore a breach of the February agreement.’

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