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Il est préoccupant que, bien que de l'argent ait été versé par la Banque européenne d'investissement, les banques commerciales aient durci l'octroi de crédits bancaires aux petites entreprises et que cet argent ait servi à financer de grandes entreprises prospères.
There is concern that although money was received from the European Investment Bank, commercial banks tightened bank credits for small enterprises, and the money was mostly used to fund large and prosperous companies.
Le nouveau président de Nouvelle démocratie a pris la parole pour expliquer que son parti soutenait cet accord bien qu’à cause de l’irresponsabilité de Syriza et du gouvernement Tsipras les créanciers aient durci leurs exigences.
The new President of New Democracy said they supported this agreement and that it was because of the irresponsibility of the Tsipras government that the creditors had hardened their demands.
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