LIVE: Eurogroup meeting again to discuss Greece – nrc.nl
The euro countries today to talk further about the position of Greece in the eurozone. An hour-long meeting of the finance ministers yesterday yielded no agreement on whether the new Greek proposals are sufficient to start negotiations on new financial support. The ministers, gathered in the Eurogroup, resume their deliberations this morning at 11:00. Then it is from 16:00 time for the political leaders of the euro countries. They must finally bite the bullet and decide whether further by the Greeks to be negotiated.
Eurogroup resume in Greece
The Eurogroup meeting is just a little later than planned, resumes, Finnish Finance Minister Stubb says on Twitter:
Only some ministers wanted to release something in advance. The expectations for a deal are low. The Slovak Minister Peter Kazimir, who is considered one of most critical ministers across Greece, said on arrival that afternoon is not possible to conclude a deal by the Eurogroup. “The lack of confidence is too great.” Ministers will give most a recommendation to the Government, who meet in Brussels later today to discuss Greece. “More is not there,” said Kazimir.
Brussels reporter? That also is not easy
It will be a long day in Brussels, also for the journalists there. Our correspondent in Belgium Travertine Sadée that from that city also settled on Brussels business writes for NRC, describes in a column on our site how the reporters in Brussels their days are:
One of the bizarre Top habits is that most correspondents themselves neatly in suit hoist or attract the finest suit. Practicality is the least. The Council building is a suffocating sick building where you prefer to dwell in swimsuit.
Our correspondent: today no deal
Our correspondent in Athens Marloes de Koning does not expect Greece and the euro countries already today will reach an agreement in Brussels
The “mountain homework” where the King is referring to are any additional requirements that the euro countries will propose to the Greek Government before the green light goes for the resumption of negotiations on a new aid package. A number of euro area countries would like the Greek government next week new austerity and reform proposals guides by parliament. This is to convince Europe that trust the government Tsipras is when it comes to fulfilling promises.
French commissioner hopes to deal
Pierre Moscovici, the French European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, is one of the actors who sits at the table of the Eurogroup. He twitters that “there exists a basis for opening negotiations with Greece”. Moscovici hopes to reach an agreement today:
Italian Prime Minister wants ‘Grexit’ prevention
The prime minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, this afternoon at the EU summit on Greece to keep a positive argument against a Greek exit from the eurozone. The Italian newspaper Il Messaggero this morning reported that Renzi Germany would like to appeal to the tough stance of the country to Athens. “Enough is enough,” Renzi would have said. Italian Prime Minister finds that an agreement must now be the government of Greek Prime Minister Tsipras has come up with proposals which are largely in line with what the European creditors have demanded previously.
Italy is one of the euro zone within countries for a smooth dealings with Greece. Rome is in favor of solidarity within the eurozone and fears that a ‘Grexit’ other countries, including Italy itself, in the long run can cause problems.
Highlights: Finnish minister arrives in the rain
The weather in Brussels is very similar to the vote in the Eurogroup: the is bleak. Ministers come together out there soon?
Photo EPA / Olivier Hoslet
“Nobody is blocking a Greek deal
The Finnish Finance Minister Alexander Stubb said just prior to the resumption of the euro group that no one blocks a Greek deal and that is the euro countries working hard on a solution. Yesterday came the news from Finland that there is disagreement within the ruling coalition. The True Finns, a eurosceptic party, would threaten to resign if the other parties would accept the coalition with a new loan for Greece.
Stubb explained that the proposal by the Greeks for a third aid package on this is currently not sufficient. He wants proof that the Greeks really capture the plans, and they actually perform on. “We are still very far from the type of conditions we would like to have,” Stubb said. According to him, the negotiations are between three and four on a scale of ten.
But first, as the Eurogroup
The ‘Greek’ program in Brussels today begins with the resumption of the meeting of the Eurogroup at 11:00. That was last night talking suspended at midnight after eight hours. The finance ministers of the euro countries were then still out on whether the new Greek proposals submitted Thursday to the euro countries, are sufficient for a third European aid programs.
In addition to the content of the proposals lies in the euro group also emphatically rely question on the table. Many eurozone countries after months of negotiations without showing little confidence in the government of Greek Prime Tsipras. Expected to put the Eurogroup light to negotiate a third loan program this afternoon, not green, but is a recommendation given to the government who meet tonight.
EU summit canceled
EU Minister Donald Tusk was just announced that tonight no summit will come with all 28 EU leaders . From 16:00, only the leaders of the euro countries meet in Brussels. That the other leaders do not have to come, suggesting that the eurozone countries think a lot of time to have a decision on whether by talking to the Greek sense. Tusk wrote in his tweet that euro leaders will by talk tonight until there is clarity or whether the negotiations with Greece after today will go on.
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