Jürgen Habermas’s verdict on the EU/Greece debt deal – full transcript | Philip Oltermann
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Read the full text of the Guardian's exclusive interview with philosopher and sociologist Habermas, in which he describes the agreement as 'toxic'
Guardian: What is your verdict on the deal reached on Monday?
Habermas: The Greek debt deal announced on Monday morning is damaging both in its result and the way in which it was reached. First, the outcome of the talks is ill-advised. Even if one were to consider the strangulating terms of the deal the right course of action, one cannot expect these reforms to be enacted by a government which by its own admission does not believe in the terms of the agreement.
The European Council is effectively declaring itself politically bankrupt
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