In an interview he gave to Die Welt, Dombrovskis stressed that the country is on the right path but it must continue in order to complete the reforms which have been agreed with its' creditors. Among the “lose ends” he identified the public pension scheme.
Concerning the stance of the International Monetary Fund, he estimated that “it will continue to participate in the Greek program-contributing financially too”. Naturally he clarified that the final decision belongs solely to the fund.
When asked whether the Greek crisis put the whole of the EuroZone in danger he answered that this did not happen as the Greek problem has been an isolated incident. “It was not a European crisis but a Greek crisis. Talks with the Greek government have certainly been complicated and included harsh words and promises which have not been fulfilled. Still the Greek crisis was an isolated case. The stability of the EuroZone has never been questioned”.
Verhofstadt: Reforms Must be Completed
The head of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Guy Verhofstadt also stated that Greece must complete the agreed reforms. He pointed that the Greeks keep suffering due to bad management of their politicians and the clientist political system.
“The Greek people keep on suffering as a result of many years of political mismanagement and its clientist system. As I have clarified to Prime Minister Tsipras, it is important that these sincere reforms be completed so that Greece will return to growth with an eye to the future. The rest of Europe must take steps in order to assist towards the securing of the viability of the Greek debt”.