Czech PM: The Greeks chose the worse option

Greeks chose the worse option in Sunday’s referendum, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said in response to the news that Greece had overwhelmingly rejected the conditions of a rescue package with creditors. The prime minister said the Greeks had chosen the more difficult road not just for themselves but for the whole EU and noted that, despite the valiant efforts of Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande, it would be near impossible to keep the Greeks in the Eurozone against their will.

On the other hand, Finance Minister Andrej Babiš, who recently noted that Greece should go bankrupt in order to „clear the space“ said that Greece should never have been admitted to the Eurozone in the first place since it is not just a monetary but an economic alliance.

Opposition TOP 09 deputy chair Miroslav Kalousek said that Greece had bought its ticket out of the Eurozone, while Civic Democratic party deputy chair Jan Zahradil said this should serve as an impetus for the EU to create a legislative framework which would allow Eurozone members to leave the alliance.