February 11, 2015
Greek protesters. Photo: AP
Commotion at the Euro finance ministers working long hours is filed in a statement, then the Athenians department chief Varoufakis withdraws his consent. Failure is not a good omen for the EU summit.
The Euro Group was initially rejected by the project, on a common course for the financial rescue Greece to agree. A prepared statement of euro zone finance ministers initially remains in the drawer. It should be further negotiated on Monday Euro group boss Jeroen Dijsselbloem said early Thursday morning after more than six-hour crisis counseling in Brussels. According to reports, Greece withdrew its approval due to objections at the last minute back.
The bust is in the opinion of diplomats a bad signal for the EU summit, at noon (13.00 clock) in Brussels will begin. Dijsselbloem will report to the EU Heads of State and Government of the debates.
In the middle of the dangerous crisis over the Ukraine there are reported to have among the “bosses” little inclination debt conflict to escalate the new government in Athens. EU Council Minister Donald Tusk refuses even to become part of the high-level meeting in detailed negotiations over Greece. Other topics of the one-day meeting, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against international terrorism.
“We have discussed a number of issues, including the future of the current (rescue) program» said Dutch Socialist Dijsselbloem. For a number of Member States lengthening of this program over the end of February also was “a preferred option.” But there was still no conclusions do so. It was also not talked in detail about a new program.
The utility runs out on the European side end of the month. Without this plan, it could be dicey, according to experts in Athens soon, for example in the repayment of maturing debt.
The government of the new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected parts of the recent rescue program and calls for a renegotiation , The radical Left Tsipras wants to abolish the donors Troika.
The controversial committee reviewed previously reform and austerity success. Greece depends for five years on a drip international donors and can, according to experts in the current year are not yet financially on her own.
It was also concerned steps for the next few days, Dijsselbloem said. Originally experts from the EU institutions should already talking about Thursday at in Athens with the Greek left-right government. It is for this step now only wait for the meeting on Monday.
According to reports, the new Greek Finance Minister Giani Varoufakis withdrew its approval back to the statement after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble had left the special meeting.
Varoufakis spoke of a “constructive and detailed debate on all facets of the Greek crisis.” He continued: “We have a lot of different and interesting opinions heard, (and) we have had the opportunity to present our views.” He hoped that it will come to an agreement on Monday. Then there will be an even longer planned euro group meetings. The Minister did not address the diplomatic tug of war for the statement in detail. (AP)
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