In response to journalists’ questions regarding statements made by the President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Zeman, to the Slovakian New Agency TASR, on 15 December 2015, that “the Czech Republic will join the eurozone the first day after the departure, if possible, of Greece from the eurozone,” and that he is “extremely disappointed that the summer negotiations between Greece and the lenders did not lead, in the end – despite its appearing quite probable – to Greece’s exiting the eurozone,”Foreign Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Koutras made the following statement:
“The Czech Republic is a member state of the European Union thanks to Greece as well. No further comment, for the time being.”
December 18, 2015