
Ireland hits back at Eurostat in water dispute
The Irish government has accused the EU’s statistical agency of being “grossly erroneous” after Eurostat ruled that Irish Water is not a market agency and must be counted on the state’s balance sheet.

The Irish government has accused the EU’s statistical agency of being “grossly erroneous” after Eurostat ruled that Irish Water is not a market agency and must be counted on the state’s balance sheet.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has indicated he will revisit ideas for a mandatory distribution of asylum seekers among member states, while urging governments not to succumb to “populist” thinking on immigration.

Germany’s justice minister on Tuesday fired the country’s top prosecutor Harald Range over his treason investigation of two journalists, in a case that has gripped the country over recent days.

The EU has said it can provide aid to France as it struggles to deal with the growing number of migrants around the northern port city of Calais but has shown little sympathy for UK complaints.

The Athens stock market opens Monday after five weeks of closure meanwhile the political tensions surrounding the Greek crisis continue to simmer as the French finance minister criticises his German counterpart for ‘Grexit’ plans.

The IMF has indicated it won’t take part in a third bailout for Greece unless a deal is reached on debt relief. Meanwhile the Greek PM has a called a September party congress on the bailout.

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble would like the competition and single market departments removed from the European Commission, according to a report in Germany’s leading centre-right daily.

Greece is to start talks with its creditors on a third bailout on Tuesday meanwhile Athens has been rocked by revelations of a secret Syriza drachma plan.

The French president advocates for a eurozone government and more pooling of sovereignty at EU level.
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Verhoftstadt’s viral speech; EP servers crashing: The EU parliament came into its own this week in the Greece debate.

Tusk has said Greece’s creditors should consider debt sustainability if Athens tables realistic reform, in what amounts to a more active role in the crisis by the former Polish PM.
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The eurozone has refused to negotiate with Greece on a third bailout package until after Sunday’s referendum, a vote which is itself clouded in confusion.

Greek people are in virgin political, legal, and financial territory after Athens failed to repay the IMF and its EU bailout expired at midnight on Tuesday.

Juncker, in an usually blunt and emotional speech, has said Greeks must vote Yes in the referendum, because a No would amount to rejection of Europe.

Eurozone ministers have indicated they expect capital controls to be put in place in Greece, as both Athens and the euro area enter a week of huge uncertainty.