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Everyone is starting to see that Greece is a different country, PM Tsipras states
The government’s goal was that by October 2019, Greeks will be able to clearly compare Greece
EU’s Dombrovskis: Efforts focused on agreement at the June 21 Eurogroup
There is a concerted effort to reach an overall agreement with Greece at the June 21 Eurogroup, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told national broadcaster ERT in an interview on Monday.
Govt submits bill on prior actions to parliament, vote set for Thursday
The government submitted on Friday a multi bill on prior actions needed to secure Greece’s next tranche of rescue aid and wind up the country’s third bailout program.
PM Tsipras: Greece survived through hard times and is now on the rebound
Greece and its people and economy went through hard times, but are rebounding, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an address at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) annual meeting in Athens.
German, French FinMins: Greek economy on track to completing fourth review at end-June
BRUSSELS (ANA/M. Aroni) – Greece’s economic prospects are good, as it is on track for the fourth review and exiting the loan program, the Finance Ministers of Germany Olaf Scholz and France Bruno Le Maire said at a press conference on Friday.
Greek budget primary surplus 2.334 billion euros in Jan-April
The Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 2.334 billion euros in the January-April period this year, up from a budget target for a surplus of 374 million euros and primary surplus of 1.726 billion in the same period in 2017.
The government is working towards the direction of exiting the program, Tzanakopoulos says
“The government is working towards the direction of exiting the program, ahead of the elections in 2019, as the prime minister has said several times,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Sunday in an interview with Athina 9.84 radio station.
PM Tsipras: Greece will exit memoranda and surveillance in August
Greece is at the end of a difficult course, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at SYRIZA’s parliamentary group on Monday.
EU official’s comment shows post-bailout credit line is domestic talk-gov’t sources
The statements by a European Union official on Wednesday who rejected the need for the precautionary credit line for Greece after it exits its adjustment program in August confirms that this debate is used domestically for political expediencies, government sources said on Wednesday.
Greece, institutions on ‘tight deadlines’ to complete 88 prior actions of fourth review, says Regling
Greece and the institutions are running on “tight deadlines” to complete the 88 prior actions required by the fourth program review, finalize talks on debt relief and discuss post-bailout supervision by August, the head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said in a press release after the Eurogroup meeting on Monday.