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This article was published April 6, 2015 at 10:05.
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Greece refund the International Monetary Fund on April 9, as expected. Christine Lagarde cashes the assurances of the Minister of Finance greek, Yanis Varoufakis, flew to Washington, where in the coming hours will meet representatives of the US Treasury. Increases meanwhile the “frustration” of European against Athens: many representatives of the EU, including some finance ministers, would suggested in private conversations, – reports the Financial Times – that only a decision of the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to “download” the ultra left wing of his party Syriza could make an agreement on the rescue possible.
Lagarde, however, welcomes the “confirmation” of the repayment of 458 million euro by Greece. The meeting with Varoufakis the reform agenda of Athens. “We exchanged our views on current developments and we said to agree that effective cooperation is in everyone’s interest. We observed that the continued uncertainty is not in the interest of Greece, “Lagarde said after the meeting, noting that he had” expressed its appreciation for the commitment of the minister to improve the capabilities of the technical team to work with the authorities for the necessary due diligence in Athens, and strengthen political discussion with the team in Brussels. I reiterated that the Fund remains committed to working with the authorities to help Greece to get back on the path of sustainable growth. ”
Meanwhile, some European registries are filtered hope – reported by Ft – that Tsipras to form a new coalition with the traditional center-left party PASOK and with the new center-left party To Potami, against whom he fought in January elections. “Tsipras has to decide if he wants to be prime minister or leader of SYRIZA,” says a representative of the European with the British business daily. According to some ministers of the Eurozone’s current government Tsipras’ can not survive, “in this period of uncertainty, without profoundly change its configuration.
The greek Minister of Finance, Varoufakis, for its part, has said it wants to reach a preliminary agreement with creditors at the Eurogroup meeting April 24, reports the newspaper “Naftemporiki.” Last week, Greece submitted a new reform package in hopes of unlocking the rest of international funding, but the proposal has yet to obtain the consent of the European Union and the International Fund Montario.
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