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L'ancien directeur du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) Dominique Strauss-Kahn a plaidé dimanche pour l'effacement pur et simple de la dette de la Grèce, reprochant aux Européens de ne pas "prendre la mesure de l'ampleur" de la crise qui ébranle toute la zone euro. Interrogé sur TF1 sur l'opportunité de passer l'éponge sur la dette grecque, M. Strauss-Kahn a répondu: "C'est un peu l'idée". |
"Le chemin de crête est étroit et les gouvernements européens ont du mal à le suivre parce qu'ils ne veulent pas prendre la mesure de l'ampleur du problème", a-t-il estimé.
Il a reproché en creux aux dirigeants de la zone euro de "pousser le problème devant" en assortissant leurs prêts à Athènes d'exigences draconiennes en matière d'austérité.
"La boule de neige grossit et rend la difficulté de plus en plus grande et la croissance est de moins en moins là", a-t-il déploré.
Pour l'ancien patron du FMI, "il faut accepter de reconnaître qu'il faut prendre sa perte". "Tout le monde doit la prendre, les Etats et les banques", a-t-il insisté, plaidant également pour une plus grande solidarité et une "convergence budgétaire" dans la zone euro.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn a critiqué en outre la lenteur des Européens dans la mise en oeuvre de leurs décisions, après l'accord du 21 juillet sur un nouveau plan de sauvetage de la Grèce de près de 160 milliards, soulignant que "le temps de l'économie est plus rapide que ce temps de la politique".
"Je ne crois pas que l'euro soit en difficulté, mais je crois que la situation est très sérieuse. Si nous ne réagissons pas vite, dans 25 ans, l'Europe sera une terre de désolation avec des forts taux de chômage et des systèmes de protection à la dérive", a-t-il mis en garde.
"Pour éviter cela, il faut agir vite (...) Le problème des Européens c'est qu'ils font souvent soit trop peu, soit trop tard, soit souvent trop peu et trop tard", a-t-il ajouté.
M. Strauss-Kahn s'exprimait lors de sa première intervention télévisée depuis sa démission en mai du FMI, après sa mise en cause aux Etats-Unis pour agression sexuelle. Les poursuites pénales ont été depuis abandonnées.
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The former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn called on Sunday for the outright deletion of the debt of Greece, accusing the Europeans not to "take the measure of the magnitude" of the crisis that shakes the whole euro area.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήTF1 Asked on whether to overlook the Greek debt, Mr. Strauss-Kahn said: "It's a little idea."
ON THE SAME TOPIC
Paris confident banks, minimizing the disparities in Europe on GreeceThe euro zone refers to the U.S. difficulties "The debt, it is clear that it is massive and it must be reduced at all costs, except at the cost of stagnation and recession," he said.
"The road is narrow peak and governments Europeans find it difficult to follow because they do not want to take the measure of the magnitude of the problem, "he said.
He criticized recessed the leaders of the euro area "to push the issue" by matching their loans in Athens stringent requirements in terms of austerity.
"The snowball grows and makes the difficulty in growing and growth is less there," he said.
For the old boss IMF, "we must agree to recognize the need to take the loss." "Everyone should take it, states and banks," he said, calling also for greater solidarity and a "fiscal convergence" in the euro area.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn also criticized the slow pace of European in the implementation of their decisions, after the agreement of July 21 on a new bailout of Greece close to 160 billion, noting that "the time the economy is faster than the time of the policy" .
'I do not believe that the euro is in trouble, but I think the situation is very serious. If we do not act quickly, in 25 years, Europe will be a land of desolation with high unemployment rates and protection systems to drift, "he warned.
"To avoid this, we must act quickly (...) The problem is that Europeans are often too little, too late, is often too little and too late, "he added.
M. Strauss-Kahn was speaking in his first television interview since his resignation in May of the IMF, after questioning the United States for sexual assault. Criminal proceedings have since been abandoned.
The former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn called on Sunday for the outright deletion of the debt of Greece, accusing the Europeans not to "take the measure of the magnitude" of the crisis that shakes the whole euro area.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήTF1 Asked on whether to overlook the Greek debt, Mr. Strauss-Kahn said: "It's a little idea."
ON THE SAME TOPIC
Paris confident banks, minimizing the disparities in Europe on GreeceThe euro zone refers to the U.S. difficulties "The debt, it is clear that it is massive and it must be reduced at all costs, except at the cost of stagnation and recession," he said.
"The road is narrow peak and governments Europeans find it difficult to follow because they do not want to take the measure of the magnitude of the problem, "he said.
He criticized recessed the leaders of the euro area "to push the issue" by matching their loans in Athens stringent requirements in terms of austerity.
"The snowball grows and makes the difficulty in growing and growth is less there," he said.
For the old boss IMF, "we must agree to recognize the need to take the loss." "Everyone should take it, states and banks," he said, calling also for greater solidarity and a "fiscal convergence" in the euro area.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn also criticized the slow pace of European in the implementation of their decisions, after the agreement of July 21 on a new bailout of Greece close to 160 billion, noting that "the time the economy is faster than the time of the policy" .
'I do not believe that the euro is in trouble, but I think the situation is very serious. If we do not act quickly, in 25 years, Europe will be a land of desolation with high unemployment rates and protection systems to drift, "he warned.
"To avoid this, we must act quickly (...) The problem is that Europeans are often too little, too late, is often too little and too late, "he added.
M. Strauss-Kahn was speaking in his first television interview since his resignation in May of the IMF, after questioning the United States for sexual assault. Criminal proceedings have since been abandoned.