"Humanitarian aid-program" of the EU rumored for Greece

[DetlefK]

Source: dpa

Berlin (dpa) - Angesichts der wachsenden sozialen Not in Griechenland erwartet EU-Parlamentspräsident Martin Schulz, dass die Europäische Union schon in den nächsten Tagen ein "humanitäres Hilfsprogramm" für das Euro-Krisenland auflegt. Die "Ärmsten der Armen" dürften nicht die Zeche für die kompromisslose Krisenpolitik der linksgeführten Regierung in Athen tragen, sagte der SPD-Politiker in der ARD. Kanzlerin Angela Merkel und Frankreichs Präsident François Hollande sprachen sich am Abend in einem Telefonat für einen EU-Sondergipfel am Dienstag aus.


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Abbreviated translation:
Concerning the growing social hardships in Greece, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, expects the EU to propose a "humanitarian aid-program" for Greece within the next few days. The "poorest of the poor" should not be forced to pay the price for the uncompromising politics of the left-wing government in Athens, the SPD-politician said in an interview with ARD. (The SPD is the social-democratic party of Germany. The ARD is the biggest state-owned TV-channel in Germany.) Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Francois Hollande talked by phone on Sunday evening and agreed to an EU emergency-meeting on Tuesday.



People tend to overlook Schulz because he's no head of state. He's a staunch defender of the european idea and he knows how to get shit done behind the scenes in the EU.
The regular meetings of the european heads of states are actually usurping functions intended for the European Parliament and the European Commission.

[Surya Gayatri]

1. Sounds like a plan...

"...The "poorest of the poor" should not be forced to pay the price for the uncompromising politics of the left-wing government in Athens..."

[Helen Borg]

2. Yeah, those extreme left bastids!

[ellennelle]

3. yeah, it's the lefties fault!

agree with helen here. the tone of schulz's comments make me suspicious the agenda is to alienate the poor from their own sirizsa govt, fomenting an uprising. which is precisely what the EU predicts, and wants!

them's the bastards.

[PADemD]

4. Why hasn't our government offered humanitarian aid?

[NobodyHere]

6. We got enough poor in America

Let's help them first.

[jwirr]

5. Hopefully like the Marshal Plan. That is how all of them were helped when they needed it.

[candelista]

7. They have to do this.

Otherwise there can be no pretense of a "European Union."