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| Greece debt crisis: Nigel Farage has placard confiscated by Jean-Claude Juncker | |
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| Nigel Farage wasn’t shy about showing his support for the Greek people when he brought a pillar-box red 'oxi' placard, the banner of the Greek no vote, into the European Parliament. | Nigel Farage wasn’t shy about showing his support for the Greek people when he brought a pillar-box red 'oxi' placard, the banner of the Greek no vote, into the European Parliament. |
| The Ukip leader and MEP kept the banner on his desk, until Jean-Claude Junker, the European Commission president, confiscated it while he was looking the other way. | The Ukip leader and MEP kept the banner on his desk, until Jean-Claude Junker, the European Commission president, confiscated it while he was looking the other way. |
| The Ukip leader took to Twitter to reassure his followers the banner was later returned. | |
| Mr. Juncker nicked my #Oxi sign in the European Parliament when I turned my back. Don't worry, I went and got it back. | Mr. Juncker nicked my #Oxi sign in the European Parliament when I turned my back. Don't worry, I went and got it back. |
| In a referendum held over the weekend, the Greeks overwhelmingly rejected bailout conditions set by their country's European creditors and the IMF, a victory for the 'no' campaign but one that has left Greece struggling to keep its financial system afloat. | In a referendum held over the weekend, the Greeks overwhelmingly rejected bailout conditions set by their country's European creditors and the IMF, a victory for the 'no' campaign but one that has left Greece struggling to keep its financial system afloat. |
| Mr Farage has called the Greek referendum result an indication that the EU is "dying" and urged Alexis Tsipras, Greece's prime minister, to lead his country out of the euro. | Mr Farage has called the Greek referendum result an indication that the EU is "dying" and urged Alexis Tsipras, Greece's prime minister, to lead his country out of the euro. |
| Mr Tsipras, who also addressed the European Parliament on Wednesday, called for a "sustainable" solution to his country's debt crisis. | Mr Tsipras, who also addressed the European Parliament on Wednesday, called for a "sustainable" solution to his country's debt crisis. |
| Video footage from the parliament showed a number of Eurosceptic MEPs displaying the Greek 'no' placard | Video footage from the parliament showed a number of Eurosceptic MEPs displaying the Greek 'no' placard |
| Mr Farage was not the only person to have the Greek 'no' banner on display in Strasbourg. Video footage from the parliament shows other Eurosceptic MEPs also delighted in displaying it. | Mr Farage was not the only person to have the Greek 'no' banner on display in Strasbourg. Video footage from the parliament shows other Eurosceptic MEPs also delighted in displaying it. |