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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-03-26
CONTENTS
[01] IMF chief Lagarde has phone contact with PM Tsipras
[02] The government is committed to fully clear out all aspects of the
Siemens scandal, FinMin says
[01] IMF chief Lagarde has phone contact with PM Tsipras
ANA/MPA---Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday had a phone contact
with the IMF head Christine Lagarde on the implementation course of the
February 20 agreement as well as on the so-called Lagarde list (which
includes the names of Greece's large-scale depositors in a Swiss bank).
According to government sources, Tsipras briefed Lagarde on the progress
of the negotiations as well as the implementation course of the Eurogroup
February 20 agreement, while the IMF head telling the premier that "the
Lagarde-list has made me famous in your country" and Tsipras responding
"Yes, but in a positive sense."
Lagarde noted to Tsipras that Greece so far has done nothing to make use
of the list and the wealthy people still do not pay their taxes. Tsipras
agreed with her and noted that the new government aims for a socially
fair tax system, government sources said.
[02] The government is committed to fully clear out all aspects of the
Siemens scandal, FinMin says
ANA/MPA---"The government is committed politically, morally and legally
to fully clear out all aspects of the Siemens scandal," Finance Minister
Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday said in a statement referring to recent
developments concerning this issue.
As he noted, "during the discussion two days ago in the Council of
State on the extrajudicial settlement with Siemens, the Judge of the
State Legal Council, who represented the Greek government, did not ask
for the consultation of the political leadership on this issue. In any
case, the aim of the Finance ministry is to fully restore the economic
and moral damage the Greek government has suffered. The legal assistance
of the German authorities for the activities of Siemens in Greece will
help this effort. We are working in this direction."
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