Greece: Tsipras is committed to rapid reforms – Times Online

Greek Prime Minister promises to the emergency meeting in Brussels in a few days a reform list provided. He makes an important limitation.

20th March 2015 03:53 clock

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next Chancellor Angela Merkel at the EU summit in Brussels | © Olivier Hoslet / EPA / dpa

The risk of state bankruptcy Greece has undertaken to provide a full list of concrete reform proposals in the next few days and quickly implement them. This was announced by the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a nightly special meeting on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels on Friday morning. However, he curtailed his land makes no representations, which could lead to a shrinking of the domestic economy, Tsipras said.

At the crisis talks on Greece’s financial situation threatening Tsipras was attended by, among other things Chancellor Angela Merkel, French Presidential Elections François Hollande, Summit Chief Donald Tusk and ECB President Mario Draghi. At the meeting, repeated Tsipras’ interlocutors her for weeks standing in the masses, the government in Athens must submit a reform plan if they wanted to have more money.

Early payment of outstanding emergency loans but has not promised Merkel said after the meeting. It still maintain that funders institutions would have to give confirmation of reforms before cashing new billions in aid, she said in Brussels. “Everything should go quickly,” said the Chancellor. About concrete figures had not been spoken. “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,” said Merkel

Tsipras praised the joint efforts with the lenders. “We are optimistic after the deliberations,” he said after the crisis this week. “All sides have tried to do the best and to solve the problems of the Greek economy.”

base remains the agreement of euro zone finance ministers on 20 February, according to a statement from the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, European Union Summit chief Tusk and Euro group boss Jeroen Dijsselbloem. A month ago the utility had been extended to reform pledges from Athens to four months. “In the spirit of mutual trust we are all willing to work faster and be completed as soon as possible,” it said in the statement. The euro group was ready to come together as quickly as possible.

The Greek government is by his own admission before liquidity shortages. This Friday, they must make a referral to the International Monetary Fund in the amount of 350 million euros. According to the government, Greece looks capable of doing. According to experts estimate the money to the Greek state treasury sufficient to early April.