In Corriere Della Sera, Papandreou listed measures already taken to improve the country’s public finances, including public sector cuts and economic liberalisation and said he is readying a robust privatisation plan.
At the start, privatisations were not a priority. Now they are top of the agenda. We will demonstrate that we are able to honour our debt servicing with a series of development projects,” he said in the interview.
“There is a large consensus in both public opinion and in the opposition. That is why we will approve the privatisation plan very shortly.”
Greece will not default on its debt nor will it leave the euro zone, he said.
Papandreou said Greece is ready to support the Bank of Italy, governor Mario Draghi who is set to be the next President of the European Central Bank, he said.
(source: Reuters)
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