EC President “respects” the results of the referendum

A summit to take place at 6 p.m. to address the Greek challenge

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has issued a statement following the results of a referendum where the Greek people voted against the bailout terms presented to Greece by international creditors:

The European Commission takes note of and respects the result of the referendum in Greece.

President Juncker is consulting (…) with the democratically elected leaders of the other 18 Eurozone members as well as with the Heads of the EU institutions. He will have a conference call among the “Euro-Institutionals” (with the President of the Euro Summit, the President of the Euro Group and the President of the European Central Bank) on Monday morning. He intends to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

On Tuesday 7 July at 18h a special Euro Summit will take place to discuss the situation after the referendum in Greece.