BRUSSELS (Reuters) – After several hours of discussions in Brussels Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has the EU’s top officials promised a speedy implementation of reforms.
All sides wanted in the decisions of euro zone finance ministers hold of 20 February, it said in a statement released Friday night by the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and Euro group boss Jeroen Dijsselbloem. At the time, the second support program for Greece has been extended until the end of June, the disbursement of funds but subject to commitment to reform. In the next few days, the Greek government will now provide a detailed list of specific reforms. According to EU diplomats aid loans could then flow back to the cash-strapped country.
Tsipras said he was optimistic after the talks. In the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also participated in the meeting, but was not talked about specific numbers: “The lap was not likely to get a detailed insight into the Greek financial situation, but it is also clear that the financial situation is not easy is. ” In recent days, the concern was amplified Greece and a withdrawal of the country from the euro zone of an impending national bankruptcy. The fear grew, the country could have been coming month prior to the insolvency. A representative of the government in Athens, according to Greece on Friday but use a tranche of 350 million euros to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In addition to Tsipras, Merkel, Juncker, Tusk and Dijsselbloem French President Francois Hollande and ECB chief Mario Draghi took part in the negotiations lasting more than three hours. In the subsequent statement said that the Greek government decide for yourself about the reforms. The political talks this should take place in Brussels, the data analysis in Athens. The euro group was ready to meet as soon as possible to re-deliberations. According Tsipras expressed “all sides of their intention to do their best to overcome the difficulties of the Greek economy as quickly as possible.”
It was the first long debate between Merkel and Tsipras since the appointment of the Prime Minister of Greece. Finally, the sound especially between Berlin and Athens had become rougher. Merkel called the good and constructive conversation. “I hope that, as talks are gone, the reform also list is coming.” In Brussels and Berlin discontent was recently have become increasingly vocal that government in Athens is not moving forward under the leadership of the Left Party SYRIZA in this reaction.
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