Find EU and Greece still a way out of the crisis ? Or is it already too late? The government of Athens has now presented a reform list. All information in the news ticker.
- Athens submitted reform list.
- Central bank: exit to Athens from the euro is not an option
- ECB. Greek banks will no longer buy government bonds
- . Rumors about resignation of Finance Varoufakis
Brussels warns Greece to Russia Course
16.46 Clock: A week before the Kremlin -Visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned the EU from unfair near Moscow. “It is clear that Russia is not an option for Greece,” said EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici the Portuguese newspaper “Diário de Notícias” (Wednesday). Was
Greece’s place in the Euro zone with 18 other EU countries, emphasized the French commissioner. Tsipras wants to travel to the Russian capital on April 8. Russia had the new Greek government has already promised to help.
Among the publicly expressed doubts of Tsipras to western Russia sanctions referred a spokeswoman from the Commission to the declaration of the EU summit in late March. The line at the time was that the EU economic sanctions are likely to be extended until the end of the year. “We do not know that any government has changed its attitude in this regard,” said the spokeswoman.
Greece threatens creditors with payment stop
15.49 Clock: The Greek government is threatening to the next loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not to settle . How “Spiegel Online” reports, Athens will only pay back the loan in the amount of 450 million euros, if the international creditors before releasing money.
The IMF loan will be due April 9. If Athens actually refuse to pay, that would be a international precedent – with an uncertain outcome
The Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutzis told the news portal: “We did not get any more euro since August. There is no other country in the world to settle his debts only from its own resources, without taking loans. ” His Premier Alexis Tsipras had previously Angela Merkel warned that there could be defaults.
“When to 9 April flows no money, we will first pay the salaries, pensions here in Greece and then ask our partners abroad to achieve consensus and understanding that we will pay 450 million euros to the IMF not on time, “said Voutzis the” mirror “on. “The money last until mid-April.”
Star investor Buffett: Grexit would be positive
12.00 Clock: The consequences of a Greek exit from the euro-zone could be positive according to estimates by US star investor Warren Buffett. “If the Greeks go out, would the not bad for the euro be,” the head of the investment company Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday the TV channel CNBC.
Such a step could be to result in the member states agreed on a better fiscal policy. For the region as a departure to Athens from the euro could even be a total constructive.
Greece is struggling with its international lenders for weeks about the conditions for further assistance. You must give the green light for a reform plan from Athens to be the basis for the payment of 7.2 billion euros from the bailout of 240 billion euros. . Greece is threatening, according to an insider, without further financial in less than four weeks, the government default
Athens wants to deal with Fraport regional airports renegotiate
11.30 Clock: The Greek government is reluctant to no longer fundamentally against further privatization. However, some standing close to completion sales of state assets to be renegotiated. Among them is the concession for the Frankfurt airport operator Fraport to operate 14 regional airports over 40 years. There will be a discussion with the consortium on the participation of the state as well as the length of the lease, Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis said Wednesday on Greek television.
Fraport had together with a Greek partner operators receive concessions for regional airports in November 2014 – including the airport in Thessaloniki and on the islands of Crete, Corfu and Rhodes. The total purchase price was at that time an information on 1,234,000,000 euros. The final contract was originally to be signed later this year
Greece also inhibits Euro-industry
10.22 clock. The industry in the euro-zone is more and more momentum. The purchasing managers index rose in March by 1.2 to 52.2 meters. This is the highest level in ten months, the Markit Institute announced to his survey of 3000 companies on Wednesday. A strong upturn does not see the Markit Institute but. “The economic recovery is not yet progressed beyond the initial stage, the growth rate remains low,” Williamson said. “An important factor here is that the industrial sector in France, Greece and Austria still recorded a decline, and thus inhibits the recovery of the euro zone.”
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