Athens Parliament decided supposedly balanced budget – tagesschau.de

Athens Parliament decided supposedly balanced budget – tagesschau.de

Date: 12/08/2014 09:48 clock

success for the government of Prime Minister Samaras: The Greek parliament approved by a narrow majority the budget for 2015. Athens expects first time in years with a balanced budget – EU Troika and doubt it, however. ” / strong>

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After five days of debate in the parliament in Athens, the Greek government has cleared the first hurdle: With the majority the two governing parties adopted the budget for the year 2015, the Parliament: An almost balanced budget that has as little debt as in decades in Greece. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is relieved: “This is a historic moment Older people may be surprised that this is at all possible, and the younger ones, I hope, will continue on this path, because it is the only way to growth, to true growth.. without interference. “

Three percent growth

by almost three percentage is expected to grow in the coming year, the Greek economy, it sees the Budget ago. The unemployment rate will decline slightly, but are still at 23 percent in one year. Above all, the Greek government will also spend a little money in the coming year and save iron.

That’s why last night, several thousand people had demonstrated in front of the parliament against austerity. A 50-year-old unemployed summarizes the outrage of many: “The government has to go because this budget wages and pensions will continue to be shortened We have already lost our job, but we can at least fight for those who still have a job…”

In Parliament, the Greek Left Party SYRIZA fights just for this goal. Therefore party leader Alexis Tsipras calls for new elections and says the government will continue its policy in parliament can not prevail long. “The vote shows that the government is about to end sooner the prime minister realizes that and the sooner we have elections, the better for the country. “

Brussels doubts the Greek budget

But the government wants to know nothing of elections. You must now first take the second hurdle to implement the budget for the year 2015 into action. Even comes from Brussels criticism. The EU Commission considers the budget too optimistic expected. In truth, there is still a gap gaping of about two billion euros

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The finance ministers of the euro countries are debating today in Brussels Requests for additional savings should be requested from Greece, so the budget is really balanced. Greece needs the approval from Brussels, otherwise the last tranche of aid loans will not be paid.

Even if the EU assistance program expires on Greece at the end, so the whole of Greece is not out of the mountain. The country needed again in emergency loans in the amount of about ten billion euros. Also about the EU finance ministers in Brussels today to negotiate with their counterparts from Athens. The financial crisis in Greece has so far not over yet

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