the meeting of mr. Lagarde with the German chancellor in Berlin.
During the telephone conversation, according to government sources, discussed that Greece has made steps in the change of financial of the mixture, asking the IMF after the end of the programme. Also, that the IMF has made progress towards the zero budgetary impact of the measures.
It should be noted that in this acceptance of the relative central position of the Greek government is founded, the point is that for every euro charge there will be a euro relief”. In the same context, it is noted and the finding of the Commissioner of Finance Pierre Moscovici that “the Eurogroup has allowed the return of the institutions in Athens very soon to create a balanced package.”
According to the sources of the government, mr Tsipras and ms Lagarde discussed that now it is the turn of Germany to make clear steps towards primary surpluses after the end of the programme and the issue of settlement of the Greek debt.
As to the issue of debt relief, the IMF insists on the a priori specification of the measures for the restructuring of the Greek debt even if they applied later. It is noted in this connection that in today’s statements by the spokesperson for the IMF, Gerry Rice, stressed that it is a condition of the participation of the Fund for the ex-ante commitment and expertise of the measures of Debt relief, although these will be applied later.
The conversation Tsipras and Lagarde before the tête-à -tête with Merkel
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