In Greece there are many "D"days and Thursday, June 18, was one of them. The Truth Commission on Greek debt presented its initial findings. It did it in a meeting room of the Greek Parliament and was its president Konstantopoulou Zoe who closed the session declaring that the debt which "subjugates the Greek people" is "illegal, illegitimate, odious and unsustainable".

 

The important thing, according to the president of the Parliament and this Truth Commission is that "now we have some arguments to prove that this debt is illegal and to justify the not payment".

 

The vice president of Party of the European Left (EL), Maite Mola, invited by Konstantopoulou, took the floor to congratulate the work done "because this Commission has opened the way. In Portugal, Spain, Italy and others countries are waiting for the result, too because we see ourselves mirrored in that". She recalled that until now audits of debt in Latin America have been conducted  and also in Iceland, but they were different cases. This is the first audit done in Europe. "We have to know the truth of what the neoiliberalis , and its armed wing the Troika, have done to destroy our countries and let us sink in this terrible humanitarian crisis. We now have the opportunity to know what happens in other countries like Spain thanks to the Greek government and this Commission. And there will be no surprises. It will be the same result because the Troika does the same in all countries. "

 

Marisa Matias, another EL vice president and Portuguese MEP, speaking on video promised to spread the initiative and call the institutions to see the results and find solutions without putting pressuret on the Greek people. "At least, there will be a country where accounts will be transparent and be an example to others." Matias, as did Renato Soeiro, Bloco Esquerda economist and member of the EL executive board , reported that the debt is used as an excuse to implement austerity policies ". Soeiro said, speaking as a guest, that the problem of negotiations is political, not economic and those are trying to choke Greece.

 

Konstantopoulou reported that Greece has been the planned victime by FMI, the Central Bank and the European Commission in order to convert private debt into public debt attack. He explained that they have violated human rights and international law, in addition to the founding principles of the European Union, based on the prosperity of peoples.

 

This has been the result of the first months of work, looking for the truth, researching and accounting of how this question has been made, how was inflated and who benefited was generated. Although the research work will continue over the coming months and the government now has solid and strong bases to declare the invalidity of the agreement arguments, and to suspend payment of the debt. These decisions  rest with the government, as clarified  Eric Toussaint, the Commission director.

 

All participants emphasized that Wensday 17 was a historic day in Greece and in Europe. The Syriza government said in the Parliament what people asked  in Syntagma Square. The voice and the claims of the Greek people put into streets on Wendsat, have been reprsented on Thursday by the government.

 

The day before the Eurogroup met and after the presentation of these preliminary conclusions on the debt, the Greeks returned to gather outside the parliament the support to his government from the European institutions. They are advocating an end to austerity, with banners in Greek, English and Spanish that read "Chance Europe",  "No pasaran", "Venceremos".