Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told his EU counterparts here this evening that an overdue E31.5 billion loan tranche from his country’s bailout program should be paid in full – not in installments – and as soon as possible, a senior Greek government official said.
Speaking to fellow European heads of state and government during the EU summit meeting, Samaras highlighted the problems caused in Greece by the ongoing recession and skyrocketing unemployment, which has reached 25%. He said the loan tranche should be paid in full because the Greek economy is suffering a shortage of liquidity.
The same official revealed that Samaras will hold a bilateral meeting Friday morning with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Earlier Thursday, a government official told that Greece was one of the issues raised at a bilateral meeting between Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
(source: MNI)
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