Scheitert ESM im Bundestag? / Griechenland vor der Umschuldung

aus dem heutigen Eurointelligence Daily Briefing

• The first Christian Democrat rebel outed himself, joining 12 FDP deputies who pledged to vote against the ESM;
• 20 rebels are needed to defeat the legislation;
• spotlight is about to turn on German opposition parties, who have so far indicated their support (but this may change);
  
• the Greek government appointed international advisers for their programme on asset sales, as opposition to privatisation is mounting domestically;
• Gerald Braunberger argues that a Greek debt restructuring is necessary, as the country’s debt is not sustainable;
• Wolfgang Münchau argues that there are a large hidden costs for the German taxpayer of a full debt restructuring, as the ECB will need to be recapitalised;
  
• Portugal’s president attacks the lack of a European spirit among EU member states (without even a hint of self-criticism);
• a study shows that Germany’s financial services industry has no confidence in the eurozone rescue package;