The Greek government of Alexis Tsipras, who came to power there Six months hardly escape to new elections to regain a parliamentary majority enabling it to implement the agreement with the country’s creditors, including negotiations are “in the final stretch.”
“The elections are likely in the fall, “said Wednesday the spokesman of the government Olga Gerovasili while the early parliamentary scenario continues to clarify recent weeks.
” This will depend mostly on stability this government in the coming period, “added the spokesman.
The government’s priority remains the immediate conclusion of a final agreement with creditors (EU, ECB, IMF, MES) on a third loan to the country, more than 80 billion euros, the government said Wednesday night “totally doable” before August 20.
Tispras Alexis and his ministers have fallen to agree on this point after, at a meeting, the results of recent meetings with creditors.
The talks “are in their final stretch”, had said earlier the Prime Minister .
Negotiations are underway at the highest level in Athens for one week and optimism seems to reign as rarely after six months of chaotic relationships.
On Wednesday, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, in an interview with AFP, said he believes in the possibility of a final agreement this month, “preferably before August 20,” date of a significant repayment of . Athens to the European Central Bank (ECB)
“We are confident of being very close to a final text”, echoed Ms. Gerovasili
. – Appointments Hilton –
It is he who daily come to the Hilton Hotel, where they reside, the Heads of Mission to Greece four creditor institutions to review the all matters which affect the Agreement: bank recapitalization, privatization of Greek state assets, pension reform, labor market, budgetary objectives for years to come
According to the liberal daily Kathimerini, of. questions remain about how the new fund in charge of privatization, the timetable for abolishing early retirement, recession forecasts and primary deficit for 2015, the management of bad debts that plague the banks.
“There are three or four subjects under discussion,” confirmed the minister to exit its meeting of the day, citing the reform agenda and the list of privatizations, while bank recapitalization should take place “before the end of the year”, but without drain on savers’ deposits, a-t- he rocks.
The banks were again abused the Athens Stock Exchange, losing 27% on the session, just below Tuesday and Monday, the day of reopening of the exchange that had closed within five weeks capital controls introduced by the government.
The European Central Bank (ECB) left unchanged Wednesday its emergency lending (ELA) for Greek banks, for the next two weeks, which could mean that the maintenance of capital controls slowed the wave of bank withdrawals.
But this new loan includes “stumbling blocks”, also recognized Alexis Tsipras who has promised to fight on “a timetable and implementation framework that will divide fairly the charges.”
For this, the Prime Minister of 41, always popular with the public, had said last week ready in elections to regain a parliamentary majority since he lost more than 30 members of his group voted, July 15 and 22, against the first reforms demanded by Greece’s creditors.
Despite the support of 13 members of the right-wing party Syriza sovereignty with which governs Anel (149 deputies), the Prime Minister no longer has the minimum threshold of 151 MPs (300) to apply the new agreement without the support of three parties . Opposition (New Democracy, PASOK, Potami)
One of the leaders of the protesters, former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, warned Wednesday that he will not capitulate: “when the new Memorandum (the agreement, ie) will be submitted to Parliament, I do not vote “and other members of his current Eurosceptic not
05/08/2015 8:41:56 p.m.. – Athens (AFP) – By Sophie MAKRIS – AFP © 2015
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