24th June 2015 09:51 clock

Greece's creditors clashed

IMF chief Christine Lagarde next EU Financial Commissioner Pierre Moscovici | © Francois Lenoir / Reuters

The creditors of Greece throw themselves in front of each other, to compromise an agreement with the government in Athens in the debt dispute. Background is a paper with claims on Greece, the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank have negotiated together and serving these institutions as a basis for negotiations. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported from circles of the creditors, the IMF it was unacceptable when the EU Commission increasingly departed from the original demand of paper and a possible agreement on the required reforms dilutes getting stronger.

From EU circles again there was strong criticism of the IMF. “The IMF seems to a deal not to be interested,” the newspaper quoted an EU diplomat. The Fund playing with fire.

The Euro-special summit in Brussels on Monday evening had remained without agreement. Tonight the euro zone finance ministers will therefore meet again. It is conceivable that they draw up a draft proposal for the beginning of the EU summit on Thursday. Previously, however, the three creditors and Greek government have to agree. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants at noon with European Commission meet Jean-Claude Juncker, ECB President Mario Draghi and IMF Director Christine Lagarde, to discuss a solution.

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The government had in Athens on Monday in a Paper provided almost 2.7 billion euros in savings this year in prospect. Core are changes in the tax and pension legislation and privatization. The value added tax is to rise in part to 23 percent.

The Greek Economy Minister George Stathakis assumes that an agreement on the EU summit on Thursday is possible. The talks are two or three issues openly, including debt relief and the VAT on islands.