Greek referendum is dismissed as an 'irrelevant circus' by European Commission president Juncker who says he is still trying to 'understand' what the result meant Greek referendum is dismissed as an 'irrelevant circus' by European Commission president Juncker who says he is still trying to 'understand' what the result meant Greek referendum is dismissed as an 'irrelevant circus' by European Commission president Juncker who says he is still trying to 'understand' what the result meant The Greek referendum has been dismissed as an 'irrelevant circus' by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who admitted he is still trying to 'understand' the result. Speaking in Brussels today, Juncker criticised the wording of the referendum question as 'intelligible', adding that has left him wondering what exactly the Greek people were voting to say. With his country struggling to stave off financial collapse, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will try to convince European creditors - including Juncker - to agree on a new bailout program when they meet for an emergency eurozone summit later this afternoon. Tsipras is set to offer a new plan of economic measures to creditors that he hopes will restart negotiations on getting new loans for his country. The situation is urgent - without a deal, Greece's banks could go bust within days, the first step in the country's potential exit from the euro currency union Attack: Speaking in Brussels today, Jean-Claude Juncker criticised the wording of the referendum question as 'intelligible', adding that has left him wondering what exactly the Greek people were voting to say Queues: Men and women wait in front of the National Bank of Greece in Athens today. Pensioners are allowed to withdraw up to €120 from their pension accounts. The maximum withdrawal from an ATM is still only €60 Last night Germany warned that the euro could 'blow apart' if the single currency's members give in to demands from Greece to water down austerity measures. Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande were locked in a bitter stand-off ahead of yet another bid by eurozone leaders to prevent the debt-ridden state crashing out of the single currency. Tourists line up to buy a ticket for the Acropolis hill archaeological site in Athens this morning. With money running incredibly low in Greece, cash-holding tourists are helping to prop up the country's economy German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed the strain ahead of her meeting with Francois Hollande yesterday Waiting: People queue outside a bank to withdraw cash from a cash machine in central Athens this morning Attack: Speaking in Brussels today, Jean-Claude Juncker criticised the wording of the referendum question as 'intelligible', adding that has left him wondering what exactly the Greek people were voting to say Queues: Men and women wait in front of the National Bank of Greece in Athens today. Pensioners are allowed to withdraw up to €120 from their pension accounts. The maximum withdrawal from an ATM is still only €60 Last night Germany warned that the euro could 'blow apart' if the single currency's members give in to demands from Greece to water down austerity measures. Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande were locked in a bitter stand-off ahead of yet another bid by eurozone leaders to prevent the debt-ridden state crashing out of the single currency. Tourists line up to buy a ticket for the Acropolis hill archaeological site in Athens this morning. With money running incredibly low in Greece, cash-holding tourists are helping to prop up the country's economy German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed the strain ahead of her meeting with Francois Hollande yesterday Waiting: People queue outside a bank to withdraw cash from a cash machine in central Athens this morning

• published: 07 Jul 2015
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