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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-06-02
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[01] Accelerated developments for a solution in Greek crisis
[02] Greece has sent 47-page draft agreement to creditors, sources say
[01] Accelerated developments for a solution in Greek crisis
ANA-MPA -- Negotiations between Greece and its creditors are progressing
at an accelerated pace and representatives of both sides are expected
to convene for a Brussels Group meeting on Tuesday afternoon, a eurozone
source said.
The Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) is also expected to meet on Wednesday,
sources said.
Earlier, European Commission spokeswoman Annika Breidthardt said that
Monday night's 'mini-summit' with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French
President Francois Hollande and the heads of the three institutions
representing the creditors - European Commission, ECB and IMF - had
evaluated the progress in negotiations between Greek authorities and
the institutions, adding that the contacts will continue.
Breidthardt said that Greece's international partners speak with one
voice and that talks are continuing on all levels, while the institutions
remain in close contact with Greek authorities in order to complete the
negotiations, adding that Monday's meeting was held in this framework.
European Commission sources said that Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande
know very well each side's "red lines", following their talks with Greek
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the heads of the European Commission,
the ECB and the IMF.
Taking these developments into account, it is believed that a plan for a
joint agreement will start being drafted in the next few hours. Commission
sources noted that Monday's mini summit meeting was aimed at smoothing
out differences between the institutions and forming a common political
line. They also said it is possible that a decision will be adopted
which will have a medium- rather than a long-term nature, since it will
not include final arrangements for the Greek debt.
[02] Greece has sent 47-page draft agreement to creditors, sources say
ANA-MPA -- The Greek government submitted a comprehensive draft agreement
running to 47 pages to the institutions representing Greece's creditors
on Monday and is now awaiting their reply, government sources said
on Tuesday.
They said this proposal provides for a primary surplus of 0.8 pct in
2015 and 1.5 pct in 2016, as well as three VAT rates of 6 pct, 11 pct and
23 pct. Earlier, the government denied as inaccurate a report appearing
in the website tovima.gr, citing sources, about the alleged contents
of the Greek side's proposals. A Greek government non-paper on Tuesday
said that no draft agreement has been received from the creditors' side,
nor did the prime minister or other government official have contact with
the institutions representatives. Foreign reports, mainly from the German
media, said that a draft agreement has been sent to Athens claiming that
it is a final proposal, which was not confirmed by the Greek government.
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