At the end of the PES leader’s summit, the president of the Socialists and Democrats Group, Gianni Pittella, stated:
“German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, is an irresponsible. His tricks and political games risk to lead Greece to bankruptcy and to Grexit.
“Such a short-sighted view could seriously undermine the pillars on which the European Union is based. Mr. Schäuble and his supporters would bear this historical responsibility in front of all the European people.
“EU’s stability is at stake here, not only the permanence of Greece in the euro zone.
“The conditions for a positive agreement with Greece are on the table. Someone is hiding his real political intentions behind technicalities, whilst what is missing here is just the political will to solve this crisis.
“It is time for political leaders to take over the negotiations.
“Socialists and Democrats will oppose every destructive option which concerns Grexit and we will denounce in front of the public opinion anybody who attempts to undermine the EU’s future.”