PM Tsipras to meet German Chancellor Merkel on Friday (16/12/2016)
The Greek government is content over the results of the EU summit on December 15. The eyes are now turned to the meeting of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday (16/12/2016).
The prime minister is expected to raise the issue of the impact of the relief measures he announced for low pensioners and the habitats of the Aegean islands hit by the refugee crisis. "The misunderstanding must be solved," Tsipras will tell Merkel and he will stress that the economic programme will not be at risk by the measures announced. The Greek prime minister will underline the consistency of the country and will ask the other side to also show consistency on the issue of the debt relief.
Tsipras will explain that the current situation does not leave room for experiments: the war at Syria, the Cyprus issue, the European economy that has not yet stabilised and the imminent elections in many European countries (Germany, France, Holland). Therefore, the Greek programme review must be concluded now, Tsipras will stress.
Source: ana-mpa