The restoration of the country’s credibility is an issue of vital importance and constantly disputing it undermines the efforts to escape the crisis and bring stability to the economy, Mr. Tsakalotos underlined on Monday. Only the Finance Minister was wrong in his observation in that the country’s credibility is not being undermined by the European creditors with their objections and reservations, as they want us to believe, but rather by us ourselves, with our actions and omissions.
First and foremost the government has the responsibility for the country’s path. It is absurd to call a political leader council meeting without any preparations, to demand a consensus without terms and conditions and when they others do not agree, to publicly denounce them. A consensus requires discussion, persuasion, trust, recognizing mistakes and obviously compromises from all sides. How can the Prime Minister request a consensus on any subject when he publicly burns all bridges of debate?
For the past five years the country has been caught in a vicious cycle because the political system was proven to be insufficient and incapable of coordinating on the most essential of issues. Governments come and go, merely changing roles. When they are in the oppositions they say no to everything and when they come to power they seeks out those willing to share the political cost, because they either cannot endure the weight of their commitments or unfulfilled promises.
The country’s credibility will finally be restored when the government and opposition realize that the squabbling and bickering over the bankrupt State will further entrench the crisis. It is high time they stopped passing the responsibilities around, recognized their major responsibilities and restore their own lost credibility. Any other choice will be catastrophic for the country and them.
TO VIMA
