A rift between the European Union and the International Monetary Fund on the way to tackle the Greek debt crisis is delaying its solution, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday.
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In order to ensure the sustainable growth the Greek government will also strive for and achieve in the next round of negotiations with creditors the lowering of primary surplus targets after 2018, Tsipras said.
Alexis Tsipras told reporters Sunday that Greece “has the right for a fair debt adjustment” after years of punishing spending and income cuts.
(AP Foto/Yorgos Karahalis). Numerosos simpatizantes del sindicato PAME, de filiación comunista, gritan lemas durante una protesta contra la austeridad efectuada en Atenas, el viernes 9 de septiembre de 2016.
The Washington-based International Monetary Fund, which was key to Greece’s three bailouts, has said it won’t give a penny to the latest one until it sees a concrete plan from the Europeans to cut substantially Greece’s massive debt burden.
The Greek government’s will is to “pick up pace and conclude all actions according to the agreement quickly”, he said responding to recent comments by European officials that Athens is again lagging on the implementation of the needed reforms.
The debt-ridden country is due to fulfill 15 reforms requested by its lenders, including privatization plans and energy sector changes, in September to get the final €2.8 billion ($3 billion) available in this tranche.
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At least eight homes were destroyed or seriously damaged, along with dozens of farm buildings, officials said.
