According to the spokeswoman for the Commission, M. Andrejeva, the institutions have given the green light for the disbursement of the 1bn euro sub-tranche as part of the third bailout deal between Greece and its΄ Eurozone creditors. Accordingly, the European Stability Mechanism is expected to meet in order to give its΄ permission for the payment
The news were tweeted through the official ESM account
#ESM Board of Directors expected to convene via telephone conference this afternoon
— ESM (@ESM_Press) Δεκέμβριος 22, 2015
Earlier on, M.Andrejeva, spoke to APE/MPE where she explained that what remains now is for the board of the ESM to meet, something that would happen “soon”.
The next stage of the negotiations between the government and the “institutions” will take place on January 18, when the former “troika” will return to Greece in order to discuss the reforms in the public pension and insurance schemes.
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