Roman Herzog : “Democracy Wasn’t Born in Greece”
By Nikoleta Kalmouki on November 21, 2013 in Economy, News, Politics
The former president of Germany, Roman Herzog, in an interview to the newspaper Handelsblatt, claimed that democracy wasn’t born in Greece. When the journalist mentioned that the trump card of Greece is the birth of democracy, the German politician said that he believes that democracy’s mother countries are Switzerland and England.
In the same interview, Herzog was asked about whether European solidarity should be expressed with financial aid or with the requirement of more responsibilities. “The financial aid alone is not enough. There are also other forms of assistance. The financial assistance should be put in the first line. That is why money should be allocated according to a new Marshall Plan. However, human behavior is critical.”