Greece appears to play a Plan B by the Government of Athens will pray in Brussels but an extension of loans – minus met
Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is received by a flock of photographers before the Athens parliament. | © Thanassis Stavrakis / dpa
A few days before the expiry of the deadline set by the European Union indicated in the Greek debt crisis movement: Greece was considering it an “application for extension of credit agreements” put to him was called there from Athens. This, however, only come into question if “clearly distinct from the old Memorandum” the new requirements. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) demanded that Greece must submit something “Reliable” and “Resilient” so that the aid can actually be continued.
According to Greek media reports, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis plans on Wednesday to extend the end of February expiring to apply for loans. This would not mean an extension of the bailout program, are connected to the hard austerity measures, said the informants. Just had the Euro group but calls for the failure of negotiations on Monday evening.
The desired extension of Athens is limited to a report by the conservative Athens newspaper Kathimerini to six months. In order for the highly indebted country would remain until the end of August under the bailout. Details of this application you would not comment on the evening in the Athenian Treasury.
Germany and other euro-countries called for the government in Athens once again to request the continuation of the loan program through Friday. So far, the left-right coalition refused under Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this. The government in Athens makes the current program of the euro partners and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a “humanitarian crisis” in Greece responsible.
Athens Allies according to data from delegation circles, however, still presented no reliable figures and plans, under which conditions the continuation of aid loans could be envisaged.
Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has responded with great restraint to the reports on the alleged change of Athens. He said in the ZDF Heute Journal that he had no further information to. “But there are no credit agreement. It is a support program for Greece.”
Probably already put in this, only seemingly unimportant detail the key: “Greece would of course be happy to get loans.” But Greece would not fulfill the necessary conditions for an economic recovery. “It’s not an extension of credit programs. Rather, it’s about whether this program will be met, yes or no.”
Greece was on the right track, said the German finance minister. “And now the people are incited by false promises, (…), be made hopes and at the same time is told that others are to blame the problems.” This had to do with the truth a little.
You should in Greece do not constitute unilateral things, Schaeuble said, but you must tell the people that there is no quick way out of such a serious crisis, as they experience Greece. “But there is a long, hard road to recovery, the recovery,” Schäuble. Said
In a swift agreement Greece threatens a dramatic deterioration in its financial through to national bankruptcy. By the summer of Greece billion must be paid to the lenders. On the capital market, Athens can not borrow money in the longer term, and therefore requires further assistance. On Wednesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) could decide if they can get any more money to the Greek banks.
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