Brussels, Jan 26 (EFE) .- The Eurogroup today called “patience” until the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, its partners unveil their real “ambitions” for negotiations with the troika on the rescue and conditions thereof, while stressed that want a Greece to pay its debt and meet its commitments.
“We have to allow the new Greek government to establish their positions and to give their views on how to further hereinafter “the Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem, for further assistance to its members, said after the meeting of the nineteen members of the single currency in Brussels.
On the current rescue or other issues mentioned by Tsipras during his election campaign, as the renegotiation of the terms of the MOU and debt restructuring, his words were. “Shortly can say”
The extension of the second Greek bailout expires on 28 February, but that Tsipras has already sworn and providing announce tomorrow his cabinet has enabled the eurozone “buy time” according Dijsselbloem.
President of the Eurogroup could not say when it might return the troika (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) to Athens because now depends on the new Greek government to mark the rhythms and when the dialogue resumes.
“Maybe (the conversation) and easy fast or slow and difficult. We do not know and have to wait to see what their purposes, “remarked also Dutch Finance Minister.
For the moment, the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, expect to travel later this Athens week.
Dijsselbloem said he has already talked to the “possible new finance minister,” Yanis Varoufakis, by phone, who expressed his ambition to “work with us and work fast on the basis of residence in the euro area “in Greece.
He noted that the conversation was” a good start in very general terms, “since” any question about the next steps is still open, “although” no substance concrete on debt or specific reforms or fiscal policy. “
The atmosphere of the first meeting of the Ministers of Economy and Finance of the eurozone after the victory of the leftist Syriza in the Greek elections yesterday was positive, according Dijsselbloem, who emphasized the pragmatism of Nineteen.
The eurozone is “ready to work” with the new government in a constructive and positive way, for his part stressed the European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Pierre . Moscovici
“About what we have to agree with the new government is not on the end but the means: how we will get there,” he said
“. We want a Greece that can remain standing on their own and can sustainable growth, create jobs and prosperity, reduce inequality and can also pay your debt, “he said.
The head of the bailout funds eurozone, Klaus Regling, recalled that the temporary facility granted to Greece so far 141,800 million and, therefore, should 44% of all the Greek public debt is the largest creditor.
“We have an obvious interest in the country’s future. The average maturity (loan) is 32.4 years and have a long relationship with the country, “said the German official, indicating that I would not have to suffer a haircut.
He recalled that in 2012 were lowered interest and repayment terms of Greek debt, among other measures to ease the burden on Greece, which adds a “reduction of 40% in terms of net worth” widened.
Meanwhile, the Spanish Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Luis de Guindos, recalled to Athens “now Greece has no access to markets, have to continue financing and there are important needs in the coming months,” which It amounted to a “10,000 million additional euros to late August.”
He added that Spain has about 26,000 million directly and indirectly euros to Greece, “what we spent on unemployment benefits in a year in a country with an unemployment rate of 23.7%, “and this shows the solidarity of Spain.
Along with funding requirements, Greece must also maintain the path of reforms, according to the ministers.
“I am well aware of the criticisms of the policies of the eurozone (…), but the great problems of the Greek economy have not changed overnight simply because of elections and there is still much work to do, “stressed the President of the Eurogroup. EFE
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