Following the clear outcome of the referendum in Greece with the victory of OXI - no - the president of the Socialists and Democrats Group, Gianni Pittella, stated:

"The people have decided. We respect the will of the Greek people and take note of the clear outcome of the referendum. For the whole of the European Union, for national governments, for the Athens authorities and for the international creditors, the Greek crisis is a lesson from which we must draw conclusions for the future, so that the current situation or similar events in the future do not undermine the existence of the EU. Therefore, as of tomorrow let's re-open the negotiations inspired by a new attitude of solidarity and cooperation, taking into account the difficult social dimension in Greece. We expect the Greek government to come back to the negotiations with a renewed responsible attitude. It will also be time for some member states and ministers to stop with unacceptable rigidity, national selfishness and domestic political games.

"We will keep on doing all that is needed to work for a reasonable and long-lasting compromise, and to prevent any possible unfortunate option of Grexit."