Athens, queues outside banks, "We want our money '
One hundred people in the queue in front of a branch to withdraw deposits bad bank does not open, missing cash. The government reassures: "The branches will reopen"
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A row of a hundred people have already formed Saturday morning outside the headquarters of-Piraeus Bank in Stadiou Odos in central Athens. At the news that there is no agreement in Brussels on aid for Greece with the imminent risk of default of the country, citizens are presenting to the bank to withdraw their savings. But the branch, which was supposed to open at 10.30, remains closed. In all likelihood the central bank has asked the leaders of the Greek Piraeus Bank not to reopen this morning, given the situation: there would be no liquidity to meet all correntisti.Mezz'ora after it was confirmed by sources of the central bank on Saturday not reopen even bank branches that were supposed to do. The lockout of the banks in Greece may have already begun. In several places in Athens they have formed queues even before the ATM. It 'a situation that can easily escape out of hand.
Savers queued
All savers in line say they are here to withdraw their deposits, after they heard that on the night there 'was agreed in Brussels between Greece and creditor institutions. They are the first signs of a panic that could lead to the total closure of banks and threatens to create serious problems of public order in Greece. A person got sick and people are starting to realize that the bank will not reopen.
Reassurance
The defense minister and leader of the eurosceptic party in government "Independent Greeks", Panos Kammenos reassures the population. "Citizens should not be afraid, there is no blackmail, banks and ATMs will not close cash, everything (we are seeing) is an exaggeration."
June 27, 2015 | 09:09
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