More from the Malta meeting on Greek bailout programme 7 April
Dijsselbloem:
- situation in Greece is not improving
- Greek situation something we are all responsible for
- final Greek review in 2018 will be a crucial one
- didn't discuss mid-term Greek fiscal path
- we really need to work fast on Greece
Yes yes of course. I mean the urgency has always been there hasn't it?
Greek fin min Tsakalotos:
- today we had an agreement
- today we had a deal based on the basic pillars of review
- like all deals this one included compromises
- collective bargaining to be reinstated in Sep 2018
- post-2018 austerity measures will be legislated now
- bailout to end in 2018
- Greece to return to normal
More from Dijsselbloem:
- I will continue as Eurogroup chief
- no one called for my resignation at this meeting
Oh well, we live in hope.
