Schäuble and Sapin certify Athens in reforms progress – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

BERLIN (AFX) – Germany and France Athens certify progress in the implementation of austerity and reform program. The Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Michel Sapin spoke on Monday in view of the loads during the refugee crisis for supporting the government in Athens from. In the recent review of the reform program by the funder institutions progress had been noted, Schaeuble said in Berlin at the presentation of a book with Sapin.

The implementation of the pension reform is difficult, and for further cuts, it will probably not give majority in Parliament Athens. It will, therefore, a way wanted, as the agreements of the Euro Group with Greece for the third bailout last summer can be implemented, Schäuble said. “Greece has taken in recent months remarkable things on the way,” Schaeuble said. “We should support this development.”

Also Sapin spoke of progress. The current assessment of the implementation of the reform program was generally positive, early April (April 4) would continue to review the experts of IMF, ECB, European Commission and Euro-protection umbrella ESM. But there was concern that not all aspects of the agreement of the summer for the bailout may also be adhered to.

Sapin promoted understanding of the situation in Greece. The refugee crisis and the additional expenses it made the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras harder. “This is complicated and would be difficult for any government.” He has the impression that this is a government in Athens, “which is determined” Sapin said. The Tsipras government should on the way forward accompanied werden./sl/DP/jha

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