Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-03-15

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

CONTENTS

[01] President Pavlopoulos: Greece's demands from Germany are active

[02] Jyrki Katainen: We want action not promises

[03] No problem with payment of salaries and pensions

[01] President Pavlopoulos: Greece's demands from Germany are active

"It is not possible for Europe to ignore the huge problem of the humanitarian crisis that plagues Greece...Europe, and particularly the European Commission, can't not respond to the requests for change of the memorandums which are completely just and documented" said Pavlopoulos.

Referring to the German war reparations he clarified "I will remain adamant on my opinion that Greece's demands on the German war reparations and the occupation loan are active and can be claimed legally".

[02] Jyrki Katainen: We want action not promises

"The negotiations began in order a reliable reforms agenda to be formed which the Greek government will table and will be accepted by the other European taxpayers. Afterwards we want to see the implementation. Only then the support will continue".

Katainen said that "until winter things were going better. The country had 1.5 pct primary surplus and everybody talked of a precautionary credit line. Greece would leave from the programme only with a safeguard...I would not say that we are back to the beginning. However, the new government must do a lot of things to regain the trust...I believe that the facts can change again but this means that the government will take decisive measures to regain its access to the markets'.

[03] No problem with payment of salaries and pensions

In an unofficial note the government noted that "in the one and a half month of its tenure the government has faced a very difficult situation that it inherited from Mr. Samaras' government" adding that "it is widely known how fake was the so-called 'success story' regarding the end of the memorandums, the exit to the markets and other drivels".

Moreover, the same sources said on Sunday that there will be no additional recession measures and the austerity's absurdity that Mr. Samaras government passionately honoured, will not continue.

For all the above reasons, said the same sources "the government has a plan and undertakes initiatives that will invigorate the State's liquidity and will offer a breather to an economy and a society that can't stand anymore pressure".

Moreover, it is noted that the scaremongering predictions on what would happen in Greece with a government of social salvation had started a couple of months before the general elections. One and a half month after we belie in practice those scenarios and that is what we will continue to do with determination and calmness and with loyalty to the people's mandate" underlined the government's sources.

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