Download Greek Fonts & Instructions for your computer Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923) Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923)
HR-Net - Hellenic Resources Network Compact version
Today's Suggestion
Read The "Macedonian Question" (by Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou)
HomeAbout HR-NetNewsWeb SitesDocumentsOnline HelpUsage InformationContact us
Thursday, 28 March 2024
 
News
  Latest News (All)
     From Greece
     From Cyprus
     From Europe
     From Balkans
     From Turkey
     From USA
  Announcements
  World Press
  News Archives
Web Sites
  Hosted
  Mirrored
  Interesting Nodes
Documents
  Special Topics
  Treaties, Conventions
  Constitutions
  U.S. Agencies
  Cyprus Problem
  Other
Services
  Personal NewsPaper
  Greek Fonts
  Tools
  F.A.Q.
 

Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-05-02

Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

  • [01] Alternate FM Tsakalotos: Greece should have gotten Feb. 20 Eurogroup agreement in writing

  • [01] Alternate FM Tsakalotos: Greece should have gotten Feb. 20 Eurogroup agreement in writing

    ANA-MPA - The Greek government's reliance on a verbal agreement with the Eurogroup on February 20 that it would get funding was a mistake, but the mistake is shared by the whole negotiating team and does not lie with Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis exclusively, Alternate Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said in an interview for "Ependyssi" economic newspaper on Saturday.

    Tsakalotos, who has taken a central role in the country's negotiations with its creditors as of last Sunday, when the prime minister formed the political negotiation team, said that negotiations are taking place on multiple levels and the finance minister remains the chief person responsible for the negotiations. He said that "schemes about Varoufakis being pushed aside have existed for a long time now, they come from circles hostile to the government and in effect are schemes to push the whole government aside. They're striking at a key member in order to essentially strike at the government itself."

    The alternate minister insisted that the government "will not introduce additional recession-producing measures that extend austerity - as for example raising the VAT rates across the board - we are not going to introduce pension cuts, we are not going to introduce the deconstruction of workers' pensions."

    Asked whether Greece was looking to borrow from Russia or China, he said the country's direction has not changed. "We are in Europe and we are looking for solutions within the European framework," he said. "I do not see the reason to break that strategic decision, at least not on our side. I believe that the problem must be resolved within Europe - anything else will constitute an opportunistic solution to our joint problem, not a permanent solution."

    [File photo, Tsakalotos in Parliament]


    Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article
    Back to Top
    Copyright © 1995-2023 HR-Net (Hellenic Resources Network). An HRI Project.
    All Rights Reserved.

    HTML by the HR-Net Group / Hellenic Resources Institute, Inc.
    ana2html v2.01 run on Saturday, 2 May 2015 - 12:38:07 UTC