The EU press on Greek PM's speech: Northern EU dislike, southern countries sympathize

The international media viewed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras first official speech in Greek Parliament in a negative light on Sunday. Reutors economy Hugo Dixon was one of the first to tweet:

He later wrote on Twitter that these announcements would lead to the country to a Grexit:

Financial Times columnist Peter Spiegel moved along the same lines as his colleague from Reuters:

A large portion of the press saw the speech as defiant ahead of the EU leaders summit on February 12. Reuters wrote that despite what he said, he appeared optimistic that a deal would be reached.

The BBC refered to one of the central concepts of Tsipras' speech concerning the 'bridge loan' that Greece has been asking for. The article stated that he is soldiering forth even though eurozone officials have already rejected the notion of renegotiating with Greece. It pointed on the contradiction of the money situation and Tsipras' promises to phase out austerity measures.

Bloomberg also refered to a defiant Greek PM. It refered to each of Tsipras' announcements in detail and assesses that there are fears as to whether Greece will be able to meet its obligations until the end of the month.

The British Guardian found the speech provocative. According to the paper, the speech signals the start of a new round of austerity measures - for ministers and deputies this time.

The German media expressed everything from dislike to contempt for Tsipras' inaugural speech with Spiegel stating that Tsipras announced a failed rescue program. The article opined: "He can't ask for an extension. That would be a mistake."

"We are keeping our pre-election promises and these are not up for negotiation," wrote Bild, refering to the...