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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-11-15
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[01] Barroso on Greek request for 3rd CSF extension
[01] Barroso on Greek request for 3rd CSF extension
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has received a reply from European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso regarding Greece's request for
an additional year in which to absorb funds from the 3rd Community
Support Framework (CSF), government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos
said Wednesday.
He said Barroso's letter arrived on Tuesday and counter-proposed a
series of measures to be listed in a "memorandum of understanding",
which call for a revision of Greek programmes, as well as joint funding
by the Commission of uncompleted programmes until the year 2008 and
others.
According to Barroso, the measures listed would bring a total benefit
of some 2.7 billion euros to Greece with respect to its Community
contribution, which in general terms would be equivalent to an
additional year of implementation of the 3rd CSF. The development
should also assist in the speedier absorption during the remaining
years until the end of 2008.
Revealing the contents of the letter, Roussopoulos urged reporters to
address questions regarding proposed project cutbacks and how surpluses
will be spent to the finance ministry. He also pointed out that the
present government had taken over management of the 3rd CSF in
mid-course, and at a time when absorption rates stood at 21 percent.
Moreover, he said the Karamanlis government raised absorption rates to
48 percent since it took over the government's reins.
Caption: A file photo shows Barroso during a previous visit to Athens.
ANA-MPA / P. Saitas.
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