Greece Offers New Bailout Concessions
Greece Offers New Bailout Concessions Wednesday July 1 st , 2015 at 6:44 PM Voice Of America 1 Share Debt-ridden Greece offered concessions Wednesday on its creditors' demands for more austerity measures, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras still urged his nation to vote "no" in a referendum Sunday on the lenders' plan for new restrictions in exchange for more bailout loans. European leaders contend that a Greek vote against the lenders' plan would amount to Athens withdrawing from the 19-nation euro currency bloc, but Tsipras rejected that argument. "A 'no' vote is a decisive step for a better agreement, which we will aim to sign straight after the referendum," the prime minister said in a televised speech to his countrymen. "'No' does not mean a rupture with Europe." Earlier, Tsipras told Greece's international creditors in a letter that Athens is prepared to accept most of Eur