Athens, the government is studying the measures to be presented Monday. Tsipras … – Il Sole 24 Ore

Athens, the government is studying the measures to be presented Monday. Tsipras … – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published on February 21, 2015 at 15:44.
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‘being a council of ministers of the government greek, greek in the Parliament, with all ‘agenda the development of measures to be presented Monday at international institutions and have the go ahead for the extension of the support program for four months.

Bollard for the list: there will be costs for the budget, according to government sources repeated. It ‘also the Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who first explained to colleagues what happened yesterday in Brussels and the details of the agreement.

Tsipras: won a battle, not the war
Greece “has won a battle but not the war, the most difficult negotiations lie ahead” it said premier greek Alexis Tsipras commenting on the agreement of the Eurogroup yesterday. Speaking on TV the thanked the greek people for their support and promising that the government of Syriza “will tell the truth.” Criticizing the conservative forces represented in the Greek government earlier, Tsipras attacked: “Yesterday we canceled their plans. We saved the dignity of Greece, holdi ng it up. ”

Europe, then observed, “is the place of negotiation, not executions, obedience or punishment. Perhaps the day yesterday is more important for Europe to Greece. ” “The country – he continued – has been successful in a hard and difficult circumstances. For the first time we struck a deal. We set goals with determination and flexibility. And we achieved our main objective. ”

Tsipras said that the agreement bridges the gap that existed between the Memorandum and the programs of the new Greek Government, and allows the cancellation of plans for the dismissal of the previous government, the increases in VAT, and free the government from the rigidity of the primary surplus. “It creates a framework for the progressive reforms such as the fight against tax evasion and corruption, and the fight against the humanitarian crisis, which is a primary task for us.”, He noted. “The real difficulties are still to come, although Greece has now turned its back on austerity. We have achieved a lot in the euro zone, “he added,” but we have a long and difficult road ahead We left behind memorandum, the Troika and austerity, and we were in the euro zone. “” The deal is now entering the most essential step … The joint struggle continues, “concluded Tsipras.

The call to Renzi
Telephone call between Matteo Renzi and Alexis Tsipras. According to sources of the Italian government, was the greek prime minister to call to thank Renzi for his role in these hours at European level. Yesterday, is remembered, Renzi had talked about the work of “hinge” that Italy and the Economy Minister, Pier Carlo Padoan, the Eurogroup.

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