Ok Brussels floor of Athens, the IMF asks for more ‘- AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

Ok Brussels floor of Athens, the IMF asks for more '- AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

Economy

06:51 February 25, 2015

(AGI) – Rome, February 25 – The Eurogroup today gave the green light to proceed with the reform plan submitted by Greece last night, but he also appealed to the authorities ‘Greek’ cause “further develop and broaden the list of reform measures, based on the agreements existing “. And ‘what is said in a statement released by the Eurogroup after a teleconference of finance ministers of the euro zone.
“We agreed to go along with the national procedures with the goal of reaching a final decision extension of up to four months’ program of financial aid to Greece, says the Eurogroup. The note states but ‘also that the list of reforms presented by Athens’ will’ further specified, and therefore will be ‘agreed with the institutions with more’ by the end of April. ” The note concludes with an appeal to the authorities ‘Greek so that’ broaden the list of measures in the pipel ine “in order to reach an early and successful conclusion” of the aid program.
Eurogroup get the consent of ‘Eurotower. The letter of Athens is a “good starting point for a successful conclusion of the program,” said ECB President, Mario Draghi, who said that “the commitments outlined by the authorities’ differ from the commitments of the program in some sectors” .
“Given the very limited time available,” says Draghi, “not ‘been possible for Athens” develop concrete proposals and commitments on growth, public finance and established’ financial. This and ‘understandable “. However” the commitments outlined by the authorities’ differ from the commitments of the program in some areas “and then” during the review we will assess whether the measures that are not acceptable measures can be replaced with the same or better so to achieve the objectives of the program “.
Meanwhile, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel has asked members of his party to vote in Parliament the extension of aid to Greece. However, the chancellor, according to a report from a parliamentary to present ‘meeting, then stated that negotiations with Athens continued. “The work is not’ yet concluded.”
According to the French President, Francois Hollande, the agreement on the extension of the aid program and from Greece ‘ “a good compromise.” “It ‘respectful of the choices of the greek people but also of the rules with which compliance must be guaranteed by the Eurogroup,” he said after the bilateral summit with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. For the number one of the IMF, Christine Lagarde (in a letter to the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem), a letter with the commitments of Athens and ‘sufficient to enable the country to receive the aid, but on some refo rms “does not provide sufficient details “. In particular Lagarde believes the positive engagement of Athens “on the fight against tax evasion es corruption”, but also expressed some reservations. “In some areas – writes Lagarde – including some of the most ‘important, the letter does not contain sufficient assurances about the reforms that the government intends to pursue.” In particular on privatization, VAT, pensions, liberalization and labor reform. (AGI).

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