Tsipras celebrated Greek bailout – La Gaceta Tucumán

Tsipras celebrated Greek bailout – La Gaceta Tucumán

ATHENS, Greece.- Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras , considered the agreement that extends for four months bailout their country is a “significant step” to improve the eroding economy. However, he stressed the need to do much to bring Greece’s financial crisis facing. “We won a battle but not the war,” the president said during a televised speech.

Although Athens had to give in many respects, Tsipras considered that the extension of the bailout, “Greece rejected plans of conservative forces, which were intended to “drown the country. The Brussels agreement opened a wide door to the necessary reforms such as the fight against tax evasion and corruption, Tsipras said. “The road is still long and difficult and the people know,” he said.

The agreement provides that creditors continue to provide funding to Greece in the next four months, but Athens must present tomorrow a series of reform proposals and savings to be approved by the Eurogroup.

The decision was greeted with relief by the press and by the Greek political leadership. “The worst was avoided. And that’s positive, “said the opposition party Nea Dimokratia, who ruled the country until he lost the elections in January against SYRIZA, Tsipras grouping. Meanwhile, the Center Party To Potami (The River) noted that “in principle the nightmare scenario of an exit from the eurozone away.”

Although Athens avoided default, no one in the country really believes the extension of time is something different than what already exists. “The Greek government not only made major concessions, but canceled the main electoral promises made by SYRIZA,” said economics professor Aristides Hatzis , University of Athens. “It will be very difficult to sell this to the Greek citizens,” said the expert.

Tsipras’s government faced a tough rhetoric in negotiations with its European partners after promising the Greeks would negate the harsh conditions of the two redemptions received since 2010, amounting to 240,000 million euros (about $ S 274,000 million). But as the date of February 28, when expired the second bailout, Athens finally relented and promised concessions for an extension of the program until, as he says, negotiate new terms. (DPA)