The economy minister of Athens Yanis Varoufakis with the number 1 of the IMF Christine Lagarde
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Athens – “ Negotiations Eurogroup on Monday will be difficult .” The premier greek Alexis Tsipras no illusions. “An important step forward has been made,” with discussions of technicians in Athens and former Troika to work Friday and Saturday to compare the positions and find common ground on which to resume political dialogue, but “it is early to talk agreement “he says, well aware of the stakes that Finance Minister Yanis Vaorufakis, will be faced.
Athens is not available to an agreement down and untie the knot will not be easy. “In Brussels, our partners have met another Greece, who knows what he wants to ask “, says the prime minister, who noted: “The support of the greek people will once again be our strength” .
Meanwhile, Greece collects a renewed support from the US . The Obama adviser for international economics, Caroline Atkinson, at Chatham House in London asks you find a compromise “more socially equitable,” taking into account “that Greece has had a breakdown of salaries, the product and a sharp rise in unemployment ».
And the markets, which closed Friday in positive area, with Athens soaring (+ 5.61%), are betting on an agreement soon. EU executive, the vice president for Growth and job Jyrki Katainen highlights how “ too early to say what will be the end result,” but assures: “The Commission is very committed to helping Athens. And the most important thing is that the government greek cooperate. ”
The Eurogroup “will try to find a solution that is acceptable to all 19 States “, the vice president, but invites you to “accept the reality: Greece is not changed the economic situation, although the government has changed. ” Katainen assures, “are on the side of the greek people, we must ensure that people have medicine and health care,” but at the same time recalls how “there are 19 states, governments and parliaments that have to accept the aid plan ‘and reiterates the need Athens to go ahead with ‘reforms for growth, “put his hand to the” fiscal policy “and restore” confidence “for investors.
An agreement on Greece will be found, “even at the last minute,” said the Minister of Economy of Athens meanwhile, Yanis Varoufakis, interviewed by the newspaper Kathimerini.Varoufakis also stressed as agreement has already been reached on several issues , but frictions remain on labor reform and privatization, in which Greece wants to move “in a logic of growth, cooperation with our private sector and foreign investors’ . However, the minister reiterated, “our strong position, based on logic, will lead to an agreement, even in extremis.”
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