Greece: green light to ESM aid and ‘the German Parliament – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

22:15 August 19, 2015

(AGI) – Rome, Aug. 19 – Greece today collects two ‘: that of the Board of Governors of the ESM (European Stability Mechanism) for the first tranche of the 86 billion euro of aid, and that of the German parliament. Athens should immediately receive 23 billion Euros to repay the debt of 3.5 billion due to the ECB on Thursday ‘. The sum of 86 billion by 2018 remains constrained, according to the ministers of the Eurozone, the implementation of reforms by the greek government, as well as’ the future decision of the IMF to participate in the aid program. The greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has written a letter to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, to ask that the body has a supervisory role in the new rescue plan agreed with the EU Commission, the ECB, the IMF and the bailout fund EFSF. According to the office of Prime Minister Greek Schulz he would react in a positive way and he would call Tsipras after receiving the letter, guaranteeing that the question will be ‘subject to the parliamentary groups in Strasbourg at the end of the summer break. To express meanwhile, were the German MPs: 454 you ‘, 113 no and 18 abstentions, the Berlin Parliament approved the bailout of Greece. The number of votes against ‘result more’ lower than last month when the lower house was called to vote to restart the negotiations on the bailout plan: on that occasion the green light coming ‘with the opposition of 119 deputies. Before the vote, the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble had called “essential” and “crucial” the participation of the IMF to the new aid program for Greece. Not only that, but given the level “extremely high” debt of Athens, for Schaeuble “to October, in the light of current payments, findings may be of judgments.” For the president of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the new aid plan will allow ‘debt of Athens to be sustainable until 2030. Of note, finally, the pronouncement of parliament olandase that rejected the no-confidence motion given by the leader of’ opposition, Geert Wilders, and tied to the will ‘of the government led by Mark Rutte to support the new plan of aid to Greece. Rutte, before the vote, stated that the Netherlands “would have supported aid to Greece regardless of the opinion of the Parliament.” In a subsequent poll, Parliament then approved a motion in support of a new loan program. (AGI).