“We have taken Greece out of the memoranda, we have achieved a sustainable solution on debt, we have restored stability,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday in Parliament.
Greece’s exit from the programme and surveillance coincides with a growing uncertainty and tension in many parts of the world. That is why the exit from the programme offers an opportunity to everyone, both the government and society, to plan the future on a more stable basis, government Vice President and Minister of Economy and […]
“Given that we have now emerged from the period of the memoranda, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will present a comprehensive strategic plan for post-programme Greece in his speech at the opening of the 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Tuesday in an interview with the radio station “24/7”.
The exit from the memoranda is not a typical procedure, but a historical milestone, government Vice President and Economy and Development Minister Yiannis Dragasakis said on Sunday in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA).
Greece’s exit from the memoranda is a great success, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday in an interview with ‘To Vima’ newspaper.
Europe has come out of the Greek experience collectively stronger, said EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici ahead of Greece’s exit from the bailout on Monday.
SYRIZA’s strategy after August 20 when Greece exits the programme was the main focus of a SYRIZA Political Council meeting held on Tuesday, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Energy and Environment Minister Giorgos Stathakis said that the government does not discuss any new memorandum stating that “the only text that the government has in its hands is the growth plan including the reforms that have been launched and not completed yet”.
Greece’s growth plan aims at creating a new course for the country after the clean exit from the bailout in August, Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European affairs, Giorgos Katrougalos, told Athens-Macedonian News Agency in an interview.
Greece’s exit from the bailout in August “will create the basis for fair growth, further boosting investor confidence,” said Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris in an interview to Sunday’s Kontranews newspaper.