Athens .- Greece’s creditors consider insufficient the latest reform plan submitted by the Greek authorities urgently need open the tap of money to avoid bankruptcy.
” There has been progress, but are actually inadequate, “said Eurogroup Chairman and Finance Minister Netherlands, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, in an interview on private television chain RTL Netherlands.
A spokesman for the European Commission said on Tuesday it was too soon According to discuss between Greece and the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission.
After an unexpected mini-summit in Berlin creditors on Monday night, Athens would take the lead by announcing that he had given a revised copy of their proposals.
“A comprehensive plan” of reforms was sent on Monday night to the EU, ECB and IMF, responsible for financial assistance to the country since 2010, said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Tsipras, it did not elaborate on the 46 pages of budgetary measures and reforms, called “realistic” proposals to get the country out of economic and social crisis.
A government source said that the proposals are in line with the Prime Minister outlined in an opinion article published by the French daily Le Monde this weekend.
Tsipras listed the commitments that his government is willing to take: lower than in 2015 and 2016 primary surplus (excluding debt service) but higher for the next few years, “a major reform of VAT,” the reform of social security by the unification of the boxes, the abolition of early retirement, privatization processes.
In return, stressed the need not to dismantle most labor legislation, and not proceed to further reductions in pensions.
The most left-wing party Syriza Tsipras, who came to power in January, multiplied warnings made major concessions.
“If the agreement is bad for the government, the people and the country, or even be submitted to parliament … will be elections, “he said on Tuesday Secretary of State social insurance, Dimitris Stratoulis.
The European Commission is a” good sign “ that there has been exchange of papers between Brussels and Athens, but did not confirm the receipt of necessary reforms plan. Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, spoke of “serious progress” in particular with regard to the thorny issues of the pension system and VAT.
But is “way to go” to an agreement, he said. “We have not come,” said Annika Breidthardt meanwhile, spokeswoman for the Commission for Economic Affairs.
Two European sources close to the negotiations Tuesday reiterated “the political will” to move towards an agreement, perhaps from this week. According to these sources, there is a change of environment in these discussions between the two parties seem to get a little better.
Technical experts of the Eurogroup that brings together the finance ministers Eurozone will take stock on Wednesday during a conference call before meeting next week.
sign of this determination is the meeting staged on Monday evening in Berlin, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and the main protagonists of the Greek dossier: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.
A Greece runs out of time to an agreement, since Friday have to repay 300 million euros to the IMF, first installment of 1,600 million will be paid in June to the institution.
The authorities are confident that your lenders give the green light to reforms and with it the release of an injection of 7,200 million euros of credits granted him from 2010.
The pattern of the Eurogroup warned that it is impossible for a breakout occurs this week.
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