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“Although some progress has been made, the negotiations did not succeed, because it remains a significant distance between the planes of the Greek authorities and requests the Commission, ECB and IMF, “so the EU executive’s spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt. “Further discussions – he says – the Eurogroup will need to find space.” “President Juncker – he continued – is convinced that with more efforts on reforms by Greece and political will on the part of all, a solution can still be found before the end of the month.”
BRUSSELS – After a week excited and nervous, made of ultimatum and blackmail, resumed yesterday here in Brussels talks with representatives of Greece’s international creditors. The desperate attempt is to find common technical sull’esborso of new loans to the country in the financial crisis that can be presented to the finance ministers of the euro zone Thursday in Luxembourg. Yesterday the weather ranged nervously between pessimism and optimism.
A Greek delegation has just arrived in Brussels for new talks, ready for a difficult compromise, in the words of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Negotiator is part Vice Premier Yannis Dragasakis. According to information gathered here in Brussels, at first the creditors will be represented only by the European Commission. European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund will join when it comes to assessing the Greek proposals.
In a statement yesterday, the government cited the greek premier Tsipras: “If we reach a sustainable agreement , and even though the compromise is difficult, we are ready to accept the challenge because our policy is out of the crisis and the end of the submission to the memorandum. ” Also according to the prime minister, “if Europe wants the division and submission, we are ready to refuse, to say a big no in order to defend the dignity of the people and national sovereignty.”
To read the statement from the government as well as an interview with the spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis newspaper Agora, yes Tsipras intends to meet the demands of creditors in order to obtain new aid, but in return for debt relief. Sakellaridis stated that Greece aims “to a solution involving a debt reduction, primary active low budget, no new cut in pensions and wages, as well as measures for economic recovery.”
The same was found in a government document circulated two days ago on the Internet (see Il Sole / 24 Ore yesterday). The idea of a restructuring does not appeal to many countries. However, in November 2012, the Eurogroup had opened the door to this possibility, after reaching a primary surplus (as in 2014). It is possible an agreement providing for a number of reforms in return for debt relief, which now amounts to about 180% of gross domestic product?
Last night there was It confirms that this road was prosecuted. You might also think that the same Greek statements are only in use and domestic consumption, in a context of severe political divisions. Meanwhile, senior EU offered yesterday always diametrically opposed. While one expressed caution about the outcome of the new threads, another will say optimistic: “We are working well (…) an agreement is quite possible next week.”
According to the latest information Greek press, the government Tsipras could propose a primary surplus of 0.9% of GDP in 2015, compared with a previous proposal of 0.75% and a request of creditors of 1.0% of GDP. Nodes to be solved are the pension reform and the revision of the labor law. Luxembourg, Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker told news agency DPA: Premier Tsipras’ knows that the situation has reached a critical point. “
The former Luxembourg Prime Minister added that the talks “at the highest technical level” will also continue today. From an agreement depend new aid for 7.2 billion euro, just as later this month Greece must repay € 1.53 billion to the IMF. Just the Fund is always be the credit institution more combative. According to media reports in Germany, he would have rejected in recent days an agreement proposal developed by the Commission.
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