Date: 02/01/2015 21:08 clock
The signals from Athens to be conciliatory: During his visit to Paris Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis has brought the reform course of his country. He first announced its intention to lead with Finance Minister Schaeuble in Berlin calls.
The new Greek Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis it plans to have visits in Berlin and Frankfurt Main. He would like there soon hold talks to explain the attitude of his country on the issue of debt repayments, Varoufakis told a news conference with his French counterpart Michel Sapin in Paris. Of course, he will go to Berlin to meet with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Varoufakis said. Such a visit was “essential” because of the importance of Germany in Europe. So far, the Ministry of Finance in Berlin is no request for such a visit before such a ministry spokesman told AFP news agency
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Paris ensures assistance in negotiating
Varoufakis also expressed the hope that an international agreement to resolve the Greek debt crisis could be taken “to the end of May.” Greece will apply for any new credit, he announced. The government in Athens but need a little time to explain their position the various partners. He wanted to lay by the end of February, “our detailed proposals” on the table. Still on Friday, Greece had terminated its cooperation with the EU Troika.
France, the new Greek government, meanwhile, pledged support in the search for an agreement with international partners. It is legitimate that Greece’s debt burden and worry about trying a relief, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said talks with his Greek colleagues. Greece’s place was in the Euro-zone. Any new agreement with the government in Athens must take into account the extent to which they would be willing to structural reforms. . Importance of restoring the competitiveness and return to growth
Moderate tones also from Brussels
From Brussels it sounds conciliatory: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker plans, according to a report in the newspaper “Handelsblatt” to abolish the Greek troika. The official committee, composed of representatives of the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has not monitored the Greek reform progress for the lenders.
“We must now quickly find an alternative for it, “quoted the” Handelsblatt “circles from the European Commission. With the end of the controls would Juncker Athens contrary.
to a reform of the Troika, the federal government is According to the paper, in principle ready. On inspection visits in Athens, could possibly do without, in their place Greece could only general economic policy objectives are set, it was therefore in government circles. This concession was possible but only if the new Greek government confess principle to the previously agreed austerity and reform course.
“Road Show” continues in Cyprus and Italy
In a “road show” Varoufakis and want to advertise Tsipras except in France in the next few days in Cyprus and Italy for their policies. . German Chancellor Angela Merkel had issued demands for a haircut at the weekend again a denial
Also, the parliamentary leader of the CDU and CSU, Volker Kauder, turned in ARD clearly against a haircut: “It is now important that Greece continues its course. For the political decisions in Greece, not all taxpayers liable in Europe. ” It maintain that “performance and reward are interdependent,” Kauder said.
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The Minister in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
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