Greece has a new proposed agreement but for lenders is not enough and are developing a counter-proposal that will present in Athens soon, perhaps as early as Wednesday. Is not an ultimatum but Europe and the IMF are not going to wait any longer to reach a given that Greece is likely the default as early as Friday, when the rate will have to pay $ 300 million to the IMF, and is not yet clear whether respect the deadline.
Meanwhile, the ECB increased by 500 million, bringing it to 80.7 billion euro, the emergency liquidity (ELA) to Greek banks. And if the euro rises, the markets are rather cautious and the rate of BTP back above 2% for the first time since early May.
After the emergency meeting between Draghi, Merkel, Lagarde, Hollande and Juncker, the distance between Athens and its creditors is still wide. Tsipras insists on its red lines and sent to the ECB, the IMF and the EU Commission’s proposal of 47 pages that contain the maximum concessions that his government is willing to do. “Proposals realistic”, defines the premier, now convinced that “the decision is up to the political leadership of Europe.”
Among the proposals is shown the target of a primary surplus for 2015 of 0, 8% and 1.5% for 2016. For the Government identifies three VAT rates: 6%, 11% and 23%.
These efforts go in the direction requested by former Troika but that still is not enough. “We have not yet,” said the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici. As for the VAT, the Brussels Group asked only two rates and no exceptions to the islands, as required by the EU directive, while on pensions and the labor market positions remain far apart.
“It is not right to think that we can meet halfway, “said the president of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whereby the package for Greece should be” strong “as the previous one and has to” meet the economic conditions “, ie go to ends Greeks without exacerbate spending unsustainable.
Not satisfied with the Greek move, lenders have prepared their proposal under the direct thrust of Merkel, Hollande, Draghi, Lagarde and Juncker. “There is an exchange of documents in the course, it is something in itself positive,” said the spokesman for President Juncker.
In the draft agreement also former Troika reiterates its red lines: privatization , pension cuts, liberalization of the labor market, 1% surplus. The text will be submitted to Tsipras may already Wednesday, despite the Prime Minister has repeated that “Greece does not accept the proposals of others, she is to them.”
But Europe and the IMF does not accept compromises and are unwilling to move the issue politically, because whatever solution is not possible without a technical agreement that the Eurogroup will give the green light.
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