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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-05-05
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[01] European Commissioner Moscovici: 'We hope for an agreement by May 11'
[01] European Commissioner Moscovici: 'We hope for an agreement by May 11'
ANA-MPA - The spirit of negotiations between Greece and its European
partners "is good now" and there is hope that an agreement will be
reached by the next Eurogroup on May 11, European Commissioner for
Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said in an interview
by Euronews, reposted by ANA-MPA on Tuesday.
Moscovici said that the forecasts show that if there is an agreement,
"then there is room for manoeuvre for a strong growth in Greece
because the fundamentals are sounder," but he cautioned that "again, the
prerequisite - what we need first of all - is that agreement on reforms,
and we must absolutely get it soon."
Commenting on current talks, the European official said, "The spirit
of the discussion is good now, we are starting to discuss reforms
precisely. But we are not yet there." He added that the message was the
same, "but it is true that the quality of the discussions is higher than
it used to be and we hope that by the next Eurogroup on May 11 we are
able to say that yes, there is progress, strong progress, and we are on
the right track."
Moscovici said the Commission is going step by step, and "we do not want
to discuss the debt before concluding on reforms."
(His statements are available on ANA-MPA WebTV, at
http://www.amna.gr/webtv.php?id=77735)
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