5 Jan 2015
EU spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt said Monday that if the Greek elections call for a need to look again at the conditions of Athens’ membership within the 19-country eurozone, “we will deal with that once the Greek voters have cast their verdict.”
At the same time, she insisted that a full exit by Greece was not on the cards since the euro rules say that “membership is irrevocable.”
Some say that if the left-wing Syriza party wins the election in Greece, the new government may renege on the terms of the country’s bailout, possibly putting in question its euro membership.