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Chancellor Merkel will intervene, estimated government’s top official
A government’s top official estimated that German Chancellor Merkel at some point will intervene because she would not want to go to elections with the Greek issue pending.
ESM clarifies IMF should contribute in Greek program’s funding
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) issued a clarification on a report published in Reuters on Tuesday, in which Director General Klaus Regling was quoted as saying that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have to contribute with funds in Greece’s program and could remain as an adviser.
IMF still at odds with Germany, insists Greek programme is not sustainble, sources say
Greece’s debt will be discussed at an International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive committee meeting on February 6, reliable sources reported on Thursday, noting that the fund’s political disagreement with Germany continues.
Tsakalotos: IMF’s requirements are sidelining European and democratic values
The demands put forward by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which require that Greece legislates now for measures that will be implemented after the end of the current bailout program are sidelining democratic values, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday, after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.
‘A good discussion on Greece,’ Moscovici says after Eurogroup
BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Spinthourakis) Greece has achieved remarkable results and “we are not very far from achieving the goal,” European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici commented on Thursday, in a press conference after Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels. He expressed confidence that a swift resumption of talks on completing the second […]
Η διελκυστίνδα μεταξύ της Αθήνας, του ΔΝΤ και του Βερολίνου προκαλεί αβεβαιότητα
Του Κώστα Μελά* Η διελκυστίνδα μεταξύ της Ελληνικής κυβέρνησης, του ΔΝΤ και της Γερμανικής κυβέρνησης σχετικά με το κλείσιμο της β’ αξιολόγησης συνεχίζεται αμείωτη.
Jury still out on whether lower taxes boost growth, Economy minister says
When it came to cutting tax rates, the real question was not ‘if’ but ‘when’ to cut them, Economy and Development Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou said in an article that he submitted to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Sunday.
The government will not accept new measures, gov’t spokesman reiterates
The government has reiterated that it will never accept the legislation of new measures, State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in an interview with Kontra Channel.
Ευρωζώνη προς Ελλάδα: Χωρίς ολοκλήρωση της β’ αξιολόγησης δεν υπάρχει δόση
Του Θανάση Κουκάκη, CNN Greece «Οποιαδήποτε εκταμίευση δόσης προς την Ελλάδα συνδέεται με τη δεύτερη αξιολόγηση». Με τον ξεκάθαρο αυτό τρόπο απάντησε στο CNN Greece πηγή της Ευρωζώνης όταν ρωτήθηκε για τη δυνατότητα αποσύνδεσης από την πορεία της αξιολόγησης της διαδικασίας αποπληρωμής των ληξιπρόθεσμων οφειλών του Δημοσίου προς τους ιδιώτες.
Greece’s aim is to swiftly conclude the second review, Tzanakopoulos says
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos once again ruled out the prospect of early elections, even if a completion of the second review is delayed, during an interview to the Greek radio station “Parapolitika 90.1” on Monday. He equally dismissed the possibility of another referendum as “groundless speculation by journalists.”