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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday it will appeal to the European Union asking him to facilitate negotiations with creditors, criticizing the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the process.
A government source said Tsipras asked Wednesday to European Council President Donald Tusk an extraordinary summit for this purpose.
President of the Eurogroup, the Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, declared that the summit could be held next week or next.
“I have no deadline, but I know that there is a sense of urgency we all share. We have to see if next week or week take the next, “he said at a news conference in Paris.
the issue could also be addressed at a meeting of ministers of Finance, but the appointment of representatives of the countries of the Eurozone scheduled for Thursday was postponed, diminishing expectations of Greece to obtain an agreement before Sunday.
Dijsselbloem had decided on Tuesday night not to convene the extraordinary meeting of ministers on Thursday.
– Greece: IMF “undermines” dialogue –
According to his spokesman, “more work” is needed to decide on the next steps in the rescue program 86,000 million Greece euros.
later told the RTL-Z Dutch chain that the meeting would take place only if it had potential to be a “success”.
Greek government spokeswoman, Olga Gerovassili, Wednesday accused the IMF of being “undermining” the talks with demands that go beyond the commitments made by Greece in the agreement last July.
Greece is committed to establishing cuts by 5,400 million euros for 2018, in order to meet the requirements set by creditors.
However, now the government says will require further tightening measures totaling 3,600 million euros, which can be carried out later but must be approved by parliament.
Gerovassili said the lawsuit “breaks the limits set by the Greek Constitution and the European legal system.”
The latest revision of creditors aims to unlock a loan tranche for Greece, especially disagreements over cuts on pensions and aid to troubled banks.
Eurozone governments have also promised to provide Greece removes some percentage of that was the only concession he got Tsipras in tense negotiations ended with an agreement last July.
– Schäuble skeptical –
The German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, remained in line expressing skepticism. “When the conditions are met we will convene the meeting,” he said.
Burdened by debt, Greece needs to reach an agreement with its creditors to unlock the following deliveries Millionaire bailout 86,000 million euros (95.000 billion dollars).
In July, the Greek government must make payments of 2,300 million euros (2,600 million dollars).
Gerovassili said Wednesday that there is no uncertainty about reserves from Greece.
A source familiar with the record of the Greek debt told AFP that Greece may face its payments without difficulty until the end of May, as in recent weeks the government has collected about 500 million euros reserves of public institutions, including parliament and social security.
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