Tsipras optimistic about ‘shared future’ – Parool.nl

Tsipras optimistic about 'shared future' – Parool.nl

04-02-15 14:40 pm

The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with European Minister Donald Tusk. © epa

The Greek prime minister Tsipras expressed today “very optimistic” about the chances of He received within a few months the international lenders (the eurozone countries and the IMF) can move to a more flexible repayment of the 240 billion euros in loans the country. ‘We’re on the right track, “said Tsipras after consultation with successively Chairman Juncker of the European Commission, EU Minister Tusk and President of the European Parliament Schulz

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Tsipras with President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. © epa

Tsipras with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. © ap

Tsipras did not explain how his optimism was based. After the end of the meeting in Brussels, he was going to ask out of the way. However, he stressed that the austerity and reform agreements his predecessor Samaras made with the creditors, not unilaterally put overboard. “We want to correct that context, not eliminate it. We will come within the framework for a solution. “

The Prime Minister pointed out that the history of the EU shows that there are always disagreements. “But in the end we always find a compromise.” EP President Schulz predicted a number of difficult negotiation months.

EU Minister Tusk provides heavy talks between Greece and the eurozone, calls ‘determined efforts’ of Athens will require. Negotiations must according to Tusk in the Eurogroup place, the meeting of the eurozone finance ministers led by Minister Dijsselbloem. Next Wednesday that come together separately to talk about Greece, a day later slide Tsipras in Brussels with his first summit with European leaders

Remission

Tsipras and his radical left Syriza party won last month’s elections by promising some of the cuts to be reversed and the creditors to request cancellation of the emergency loans to Greece. To gain an understanding of their needs, touring Tsipras and his finance minister Varoufakis this week by Europe. Wednesday departed Tsipras after Brussels to Paris for a meeting with French President Hollande. Varoufakis traveled after a meeting with ECB President Draghi in Frankfurt to Berlin, where he will meet today with German Finance Minister Schaeuble. The Greek charm offensive has not yet yielded the breakthrough that Athens hopes

(By: Marc Peeperkorn).