Talks on Greek bailout to intensify in coming days: Eurogroup president

Source: Xinhua   2017-03-21 04:37:59

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Greek and its creditors still remained divided on the second review of Greek debt bailout program and finance ministers of the 19-member Eurozone agreed that talks would continue to intensify in the coming days, said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday.

Although a lot of work had been done and progress made, some key issues still remained, Dijsselbloem told a press conference after Monday's Eurogroup meeting which again failed to make any breakthrough.

The upcoming talks would "try to clear those big issues out of the way and come to a full policy package agreement" before next Eurogroup meeting scheduled on April 7, the president added, warning that there was no promise that work would be done then to end the marathon talks.

The second review of Greece's third bailout, agreed in the summer of 2015, has been delayed for a year, as the two sides have not reached a consensus on the next package of austerity and reform measures.

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Talks on Greek bailout to intensify in coming days: Eurogroup president

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-21 04:37:59

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Greek and its creditors still remained divided on the second review of Greek debt bailout program and finance ministers of the 19-member Eurozone agreed that talks would continue to intensify in the coming days, said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday.

Although a lot of work had been done and progress made, some key issues still remained, Dijsselbloem told a press conference after Monday's Eurogroup meeting which again failed to make any breakthrough.

The upcoming talks would "try to clear those big issues out of the way and come to a full policy package agreement" before next Eurogroup meeting scheduled on April 7, the president added, warning that there was no promise that work would be done then to end the marathon talks.

The second review of Greece's third bailout, agreed in the summer of 2015, has been delayed for a year, as the two sides have not reached a consensus on the next package of austerity and reform measures.

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