Greece Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Monday 29th June 2015

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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To be fair to the Greeks, they have been quite preoccupied, but they have certainly not, to my knowledge, expressed any great opposition.

Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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Would it not be devastating to the credibility of the eurozone if European institutions were seen to favour political considerations in relation to keeping Greece within the single currency ahead of basic economics?

George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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I have always felt that good politics flows from good economics. Ultimately, what we all want to see are more jobs and investment in Greece and an economic policy that allows that to happen.