Greeks continue to extend support package – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

Greeks continue to extend support package – Financieele Dagblad (Registration)

In preparation for a potentially decisive meeting of the Eurogroup, which begins Monday in Brussels, Greece persists in his refusal to extend the current European support programs .

“Greece will not accept the continuation of a program that looks the same as the programs of the previous government,” said government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis Sunday on Greek television.

Tsipras calling Juncker

Een EU official said yesterday after a telephone conversation between the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of an ‘exceptionally difficult situation . ‘ The former chairman of the Eurogroup would be a “last attempt” have done to unblock the situation. But the chances that an agreement Monday rolls off the bus, not as substantial.

came after the failed Eurogroup last week current Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Tsipras Thursday during the EU summit agreed that officials from the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF, formerly known as Troika would search along with Greek experts for similarities between the current program and the policy of the new Government

Zijlstra shows middle finger

Naar reportedly the technical discussions in Brussels Saturday completed. Representatives of the institutions shall report to ministers on Monday, in the hope that they can still make a political deal.

Halbe Zijlstra

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Dijsselbloem and other European top officials, however, have already warned that this is still very going to be complicated. The defiant tone of SYRIZA, the anti-Greek atmosphere enhanced in many euro countries. VVD leader Halbe Zijlstra said Sunday in Buitenhof that he experiences the Greek setup as a raised middle finger to the Dutch taxpayer. From the German CDU get similar sounds. If Greece does not ask for an extension in time of the end of February expiring program lapsed appropriations are still in. For a third aid program, the euro countries should ask again parliamentary approval

Varoufakis:. No privatizations

In an interview with Kathimerini stores Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis – who previously said he can 70% of the conditions in the old rescue plan life – a slightly more optimistic tone. He thinks that a compromise is possible because the two parties have already agreed on a lot of things.

However

Varoufakis wants new appointments worry about privatization and budget. The new government spends public rather than that she loves a sale of state property. And to free up funds for poverty alleviation she wants a lower primary (ie excluding interest) budget surplus. There is now booked in for 3% this year and 4.5% for subsequent years.

From the German side, there is some willingness to lower the target, but Dijsselbloem warned last week that there is a large surplus provides a significant margin of safety.