greek program review
Moscovici, Tsakalotos agree on need to move fast to meet September milestones
Greece must not slacken the pace of reforms until all the milestones have been reached and all the prior actions completed, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici insisted on Monday, in a joint press conference with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos following their meeting in Athens.
ND leader: Completion of review not enough to counteract recessionary measures
The completion of Greece’s program review by its lenders is not enough by itself to compensate for the recessionary impact of the measures agreed, New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday during a speech at an Economist conference in Athens.
Last prior actions submitted to parliament will be debated on Thursday
A number pending prior actions needed to close the program review were incorporated as amendments in legislation that has been tabled in parliament and will be discussed on Thursday, it was announced.
Government starts work on bill for measures required to close program review-sources
The government has started drafting the bill that will include the remaining open issues required to close Greece’s program review, aiming to pass it through parliament with the regular procedure before the next Eurogroup on May 24, government sources said on Wednesday.
PM and Angela Merkel discussed conclusion of Greek review on the phone, sources say
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the progress in negotiations to conclude the first review of the Greek programme during a telephone call held on Tuesday, Greek government sources revealed.
New meetings between Greek economic staff and institutions’ representatives on Wednedsay
Greece’s economic staff will meet with the representatives of the institutions on Wednesday, at 10:00.
Discussion on fiscal targets must come after review is concluded, gov’t sources insist
Any discussion on divergence from fiscal targets must wait until after the conclusion of the first review, Greek government sources insisted on Monday, while criticising the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) positions.
PM Tsipras: Greece’s program review will be completed without additional measures
The Greek program review will be completed without additional austerity measures because that’s what the agreement stipulates and everyone must respect it, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday during a heated debate in parliament on a proposal tabled by SYRIZA and ANEL to start a probe into the legality and conditions under which banks […]