Debt Crisis: EU Commission praises Greece new proposals – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

      

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         

 
 
 
 
 
          The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (l.) And EU -Kommissionschef Jean-Claude Juncker at a meeting in Brussels
     

 
                                              

 
 
     
     
     
         
         
                                                             

Just before the special summit of the euro zone, the EU Commission’s new proposals to resolve the debt crisis of Greece welcomed. They are a good basis for progress, wrote the head of cabinet of EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Martin Selmayr, at night on Monday at Twitter. Besides Juncker had the European Central Bank (ECB) and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, will receive the proposals. Apparently overlooking the tough battle with the leftist government in Athens commented Selmayr: “a forceps delivery”

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New Greek proposal received byJunckerEU,Lagarde,ecb. Good basis for progress at tomorrow’s Euro Summit. In German:. “A forceps delivery”

– Martin Selmayr (MartinSelmayr) June 21, 2015

 

In Brussels on Monday initially want the euro zone finance ministers come together in the evening followed by the leaders of the 19 countries of the monetary union. Time is pressing. The current European support program for Greece runs from the end of the month. If by then no agreement on the disbursement of aid funds in the amount of 7.2 billion euros was generated, threatening the country’s sovereign default – especially since the government in Athens has to pay 1.6 billion euros to the IMF until June 30.

                         
         
         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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From Athens it had been called on Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had proposals for a “final solution” submitted to the crisis. Whether Tsipras went down to the claims of creditors for further austerity and reform measures, remained open. The Government stated only that the proposals aimed at an ‘agreement for mutual benefit “from. State Minister Alekos Flambouraris had previously spoken of concessions to the donors.

                         
         
         
                                                             

Over the proposals Tsipras said on Sunday by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), French President Francois Hollande and with European Commission President Juncker. In Athens in the evening thousands demonstrated against austerity and for a tough stance against creditors.

                                 

 
  

 
 
 
                       

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