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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-02-12
CONTENTS
[01] FinMin Varoufakis dismisses FT report
[01] FinMin Varoufakis dismisses FT report
ANA/MPA---Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday dismissed a
Financial Times' post on Twitter (and the relevant report on FT Brussels
blog) according to which the Greek Finance Minister had agreed on a
joint statement after the Eurogroup meeting, but it was then rejected
by officials in Athens.
"Might I suggest that you refrain from dubious claims based on even
more dubious leaks? It's rather unseemly," Varoufakis replied.
According to several officials involved in the talks, Yanis Varoufakis,
the Greek finance minister, had agreed to a joint statement with his
colleagues, a statement that was even signed off by Greece's deputy prime
minister, Yiannis Dragasakis, who was also in Brussels for the gathering,
Financial Times correspondent Peter Spiegel had reported.
"Once agreed, the Eurogroup meeting broke up and Schaeuble and several
of his colleagues headed out the door. But officials said Varoufakis put
in one last call back to Athens to inform them what he had just agreed
to – and government officials vetoed the statement," Spiegel added.
"In many senses, it (statement) has a little bit for everyone. For
eurozone officials, who were pushing Athens hard to request an extension
of the current bailout, which expires at the end of the month, it
leaves open the option to "explore the possibilities of extending" the
programme. For Varoufakis, there is even the word "bridge" mentioned
in the final paragraph – though not in the sense the Greek minister
probably wanted, which is as part of a bridge financing deal, according
to Spiegel.
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