Updates 18th July 2015 15:43 Clock

Banks Greece

Greeks wait on 9 July 2015 to the payment of their pensions before the National Bank in Athens. | © Panayiotis Tzamaros / dpa

The banks in Greece opened on Monday after three weeks again closing its switch. However, capital controls remain in place. Thus remittances from Greek banks continues to be prohibited to foreign accounts.

The corresponding decree was signed by the competent ministers on Saturday, as the Ministry of Finance announced. Transfers abroad still need a permit from the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance. By contrast, transfers within Greece in the adoption are provided.

The reopening of the banks is possible because the European Central Bank on Thursday after the approval of the Greek Parliament to reform the ceiling on emergency loans for Greek banks for a week to 900 million euros has increased. This was According to insiders, at least about 89 billion euros.

For the Greek citizens, the government amended the conditions for the supply of cash. Since the closure of banks on June 29, they were allowed to take off a day 60 euros from ATMs. Now they can also can be more money to pay off in one fell swoop. However, the limit remains at 420 Euros per week.

With the restriction of the movement of capital a run on the banks and a collapse of the financial system is to be prevented. Businesses and individuals have withdrawn out of concern for the fate of Greece in the euro zone in recent months billion from their accounts.