- EU Commission President Juncker has invited the Greek Premier Tsipras for talks, while it is primarily intended to go to the loan program for Greece.
- Between the new Greek government and its EU partners had it in where the last days dispute, now Tsipras tried to limit the damage.
From Cerstin Gammelin, Brussels, and Christiane Schlötzer, Athens
In relation to the violent disputes of the past days EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker the coordination of the discussions of the EU partners over with the new government in Greece. At the same time, the new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to limit the damage and sent conciliatory signals to Euro countries, central banks and the markets.
As the European Commission on Sunday confirmed on request, Juncker, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for this Wednesday invited to Brussels. Juncker and Tsipras had previously telephoned and agreed to ensure that the mutual confrontations should be ended and instead negotiated on Saturday night in “open and friendly” atmosphere. Both sides had agreed that it was necessary to create a more relaxed atmosphere for discussion.
At the same time Tsipras has tried over the weekend to reduce the growing tensions with other euro countries and the European Central Bank. The correction of the minimum wage law was first placed. In interviews with international media, Tsipras and his finance minister sought to reassure the markets. From the federal government in Berlin it was said that the Euro Group should not now be split.
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(Photo: Reuters )In the context of the Commission President stated Juncker had said the talks with Athens a top priority and with European governments, including in Berlin, held personally after several phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble in.
The meeting of Juncker Tsipras is the question of how aid for Greece can be maintained. Specifically, it is to be clarified about how the yet to February 28, current loan program extended until the summer and the remaining money will be paid. It is almost ten billion euros, of which 1.8 billion of retained loans and seven billion euros unused funds to bank restructuring.
Athens has refused to extend the credit program under the previous conditions, at the same time signaled his interest in further assistance. Tsipras makes the conditions that the troika inspectors of international lenders that his country not enter. Tsipras proposes instead to send a temporal “bridge” over four or five months. During this time, the Greeks could commit itself to fulfill some of the requirements.
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In Brussels, the tours of several EU leaders were criticized at the weekend to Athens. The visits of Parliament President Martin Schulz and especially of Euro-Group CEO Jeroen Dijsselbloem were primarily triggered confusion and confrontation. A senior EU diplomat said he was “surprised” that politicians are gone “without specific mandate” to Athens.
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