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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-12
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[01] FinMin Tsakalotos, EU institutions hold meeting on new Privatisation
Fund
[01] FinMin Tsakalotos, EU institutions hold meeting on new Privatisation
Fund
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and the EU institutions representing
Greece's creditors on Monday concluded a meeting to discuss the
composition of a supervisory board for the new Privatisation Fund
that Greece must set up as part of the third bailout programme. The
meeting also covered other issues relating to privatisations, such as
Parliament's ratification of the deal for Hellinikon, the "package"
of state companies that will be handed over to the new Privatisation
Fund and the Egnatia Highway.
High-ranking sources within the finance minister later reported that
no deal was reached during the two-hour meeting "but we are close." The
meeting was part of the effort to complete milestones required to finalise
the first review of the programme. The two sides were also "close"
with respect to the allocation of 5 pct of Hellenic Telecommunications
Organisation (OTE) shares, a government source reported.
A new meeting between the government and institutions is planned on
Tuesday, with Economic Minister George Stathakis taking part, while
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Athens mission head Delia Velculescu
will also join the negotiations.
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