Eurodeputy Cohn Bendit Holds German and French Companies Equally Responsible for Greek Corruption

“What really bothers me is the conclusion that Greece is a corrupted country. But who else is corrupted? Which were the French and German companies that did business in Greece? To whom did we sell weapon systems? Even now, when Greece is one step away from default, we are still selling guns to the government. So we are all part of this” pointed out Daniel Cohn Bendit in a recent interview.

The Franco-German politician of the European Green party referred to the European debt crisis and suggested adopting a new joint policy, which will replace the current insufficient system, and will lead the Eurozone countries safely out of their downward financial spiral.

“What we need is a policy that will reinforce all we have managed to achieve so far. This means we need a Europe able to take decisions on how it will impose its fiscal stability measures. We have to promote the reconstruction of Europe and invest in such a way that our common economy will eventually exit the crisis” added Mr. Bendit.

Once again, the co-president of the group European Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament expressed his belief that the German government has failed to explain to its people the equivalence between European and national interests. “If governments are smart, they must make their people understand that the European interests are similar to their national ones” emphasized Mr. Bendit.

Should the Euro collapse because of the German interests, then these interests will also be affected by the euro’s devaluation. According to Mr. Bendit, it is the current European economic framework that enabled Germany to become such a strong economy.

“The time has come to let the people of Europe know that our union is not suffering from a surplus but rather a Europe-feeling deficit” concluded the politician.