Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the institutions will return to Athens “possibly tomorrow” to complete the first review of Greece’s adjustment program.
Speaking after the Eurogroup meeting at a joint press conference with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, and the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling, he said the preparation has been satisfactory but that more work needs to be done to complete the review. He specified that there are fiscal gaps that need to be covered and reforms that have to be deepened.
On his side, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos confirmed that the heads of the institutions will return to Athens. “The institutions agreed to return. The IMF also agreed to return, despite some differences,” he told journalists, noting that the meeting was “very good.”
“We expect further talks, to complete the first review in time and to have a conversation about debt. I’m sure that when logical people sit around a table, they’ll find a logical solution,” he added.
(source: ana-mpa)
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