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Greece exits the programme, is back on the right tracks, says German Finance minister
Greece serves as one more proof of the success of the stabilisation mechanisms that the European Union now possesses, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said while speaking to the European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee on Thursday.
European Commission activates enhanced post-programme surveillance for Greece
The European Commission adopted the decision to activate the enhanced surveillance framework for Greece, which will follow the conclusion of Greece’s ESM stability support program as of August 20, the Commission said in a press release on Wednesday.
Gov’t spokesman Tzanakopoulos: The preparation for the next day has already started
“The preparation for the next day has already started”, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in an interview to the website Dikaiologitika News on Sunday.
“With the memorandum over, power returns to the elected government” Tsipras tells Moscovici
Greece has returned to normality within the eurozone, European Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said during his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion.
“This is not a new memorandum, the troika is not coming back” Moscovici assures Parliament
Greece will be subject to the surveillance that applies to all eurozone countries, and the budget plan will be governed by the rules applicable to each country, EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici stressed in the Greek Parliament on Tuesday.
German Bundestag votes in favor of Eurogroup decision on the Greek support programme
The German Federal Parliament on Friday approved the Eurogroup agreement on the completion of the Greek programme by a large majority.
Greek financial situtation will be “normal” after program ends, says IMF’s Gerry Rice
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomes Eurogroup decisions on Greece’s debt relief and believes it will reduce the country’s financial risks in the mid term, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said during a press briefing on Thursday.
“A period of good news lies ahead for the Greek economy” says Tsipras in Bloomberg interview
The upcoming period will be one of very good news for Greece’s economy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras predicted in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. He stressed that in the last three years, Greece has on all fronts become part of the solution, not the problem.
Eurogroup decision “a good message for Greece and Europe”, states the German government
Alternate government spokesperson of the German government Ulrike Demmer on Friday said the Eurogroup’s decision on Greece was “a good message” for Greece and for Europe, while referring to the “substantial efforts” made by Greece in the context of the programmes.
Eurogroup agreement is “a historic moment for Greece”, states Commissioner Dombrovskis
European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, in statements as he arrived for an ECOFIN meeting on Friday, called the decision reached by the Eurogroup on Greece the previous day “a historic moment” for the country.