Mr.Dombrovskis noted that following his meeting with the financial team, he will also meet with the Minister of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in order to discuss the social insurance reforms.
Today's meetings provided me with a compact idea and I saw that we all want to work hard in order for the economy to grow. We discussed on the subject of investments and the best possible use of the European funds. We also talked about the extra funding of 2014-2020. We are talking about a 2bn euro amount as an additional funding for 15-16. We are very happy that the European Parliament and the institutions have fully adopted our proposal and we can transfer 835ml euros to Greece. One more transfer, 500ml is expected”.
Further on, Mr.Dombrovskis stated that it is up to the government to pass the necessary legislation in order to secure the funds. In order to achieve that, political will, technique and managerial skills are needed as well as a shared understanding with the institutions.
Closing, Mr.Dombrovskys expressed his optimism concerning the growth prospects of the Greek economy while he repeated that a successful evaluation will improve the country's credibility.
Tsakalotos: Our goal is an honest compromise
On his side, the Greek FinMin, E.Tsakalotos, noted that there is still some distance between the two sides concerning the law about the protection of indebted homeowners. He stressed that an honest compromise must be reached.
“We discussed the recapitalization of the banks as well as their management. We agreed that we must build a government model which will function properly and were the people will have the impression that the moneys are being managed with transparency. We spoke about the public pension system and our short-term obligation to economize within the system as well as the need to build a program that will secure the pension system.
Stathakis: The mechanism for the assimilation of NSRF funds is functioning to its full ability
The Minister of Economy, G.Stathakis, mentioned the agreement for the substitution of the Greek obligation for a 5% participation on every NSRF program for 2014 and the doubling of the deposit for 2015.
“We briefed the commissioner with regards to our effort in August and September where we were assimilating 1 and 2ml euros daily. A few days ago the NSRF program became fully operational and we can now talk about a complete restoration of the payment system….Additionally we spoke about programs which are delayed, like the Metro of Thessaloniki. Both sides are willing to find solutions”.