Thursday, February 19, 2015

Germany rejects Greek loan extension proposal

Germany has rejected a request by Greece to its European partners for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme, saying it was "not a substantial proposal for a solution".
"The letter from Athens is not a substantial proposal for a solution," said a spokesman for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

"In truth it aims at bridge financing, without meeting the requirements of the programme. The letter does not meet the criteria agreed upon in the Eurogroup on Monday."

Earlier, the EU said a request by Greece to extend its bailout loan agreement with its European partners marks a big step towards achieving a much-needed compromise to end the row.
  • European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker "sees in this letter (from the Greek government) a positive sign which could pave the way for a reasonable compromise in the interest of financial stability in the euro area as a whole", his spokesman Margaritis Schinas told a news briefing.
Greece formally asked the EU for a six-month loan extension, hoping to avoid default and draft a new deal with its creditors.

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on his Twitter account that he had received the request, without giving further details.

Athens is trying to sidestep the restrictions of its bailout, but a number of eurozone hardliners, including Germany, were expected to resist the move. 
"Our proposition will be written in such a way that it will cover both the demands of the Greek side and the head of the Eurogroup," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told reporters yesterday.
Eurozone finance ministers will hold a special meeting tomorrow to decide on the Greek request.
Europe and Greece are racing to reach a deal to avoid a Greek exit from the eurozone, after talks in Brussels ended in acrimony on Monday with both sides digging in their heels.
The European phase of Greece's EU-IMF bailout expires on 28 February.
Athens needs to find €11.9bn for bond repayments to the IMF and the European Central Bank by August.
Athens is under mounting pressure to reach a deal to forestall a bank liquidity shortage and lasting damage to its fragile economic recovery.
The European Central Bank yesterday decided to extend and increase the amount of emergency liquidity available to Greek banks to €68.3bn.
The decision to raise the ceiling by only €3.3bn, however, was seen by analysts as pressure from the ECB for Athens to clinch a deal and reverse a rise in deposit outflows which could spark a funding crisis..........................http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0219/681276-greece-debt-deal/
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  1. Greece offers concessions to win euro zone loan extension, Germany objects...

    (Reuters) - Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday, offering major concessions as it raced to avoid running out of cash within weeks, but immediately ran into strong objections from EU paymaster Germany.

    Berlin's reaction was hostile, with the finance ministry describing the Greek proposal as "not a substantial solution" as it failed to fulfill conditions of an EU/IMF bailout program which leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had promised to ditch when he won an election last month.

    With the program due to expire in little more than a week, Athens urgently needs to secure a financial lifeline to keep the country afloat beyond late March.

    Euro zone finance ministers will meet on Friday afternoon in Brussels to consider the request, the chairman of their Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said in a tweet. That raised hopes of a deal to avert possible bankruptcy and a Greek exit from the 19-nation currency area......................http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/19/us-eurozone-greece-idUSKBN0LM0PO20150219?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
    19/2/15

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  2. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble denounced a new Greek proposal for a six-month loan extension with the naked ultimatum, “It’s not about an extension of the loan programme, it’s about whether this program is fulfilled, yes or no.”...

    He was reiterating Germany’s demand that Greece honour Greece’s commitment to impose savage austerity measures to the hilt, irrespective of the dire consequences for millions of working people.

    A further indication of German opposition came Wednesday evening, with the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to grant a further extension of only €3.3 billion to Greek banks accessing the ECB’s Emergency Liquidity Assistance fund.....................http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/02/19/gree-f19.html
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  3. Euro zone finance ministers have given a signal that cooperation with Greece can only be based on the existing financial program, said Latvian finance minister Jānis Reirs on Thursday...

    "The EU is open for cooperation with the Greek government but a unilateral decision will not be accepted," Reirs told an event organized by Latvia in London.

    Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday, but EU paymaster Germany has already rejected the proposal. Euro zone finance ministers will meet on Friday afternoon in Brussels to consider the request, raising hopes of a deal to avert possible bankruptcy and a Greek exit from the 19-nation currency area.

    (Reporting by John Geddie and Huw Joneseur)
    - Reuters
    http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/euro-zone-will-not-accept/1669382.html
    19/2/15

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  4. Deutschland lehnt Griechenlands Hilfsantrag ab...

    Deutschland lehnt den Antrag Griechenlands auf Verlängerung des Kreditprogramms in gegenwärtiger Form ab. Das Finanzministerium sieht in dem Brief aus Athen keinen substanziellen Lösungsvorschlag.

    Es ist eine neue Wende im griechischen Schuldendrama. Die Bundesregierung hat am Donnerstag Hoffnungen der Athener Regierung auf grünes Licht für eine sechsmonatige Verlängerung der Finanzhilfen platzen lassen. "Der Brief aus Athen ist kein substanzieller Lösungsvorschlag", sagte der Sprecher von Finanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble, Martin Jäger, in Berlin.

    Die Griechen hatten den lange angekündigten Antrag am Donnerstagmorgen auf den Weg gebracht. Noch am selben Tag will sich die sogenannte Arbeitsgruppe der Euro-Zone damit beschäftigen. Für Freitagnachmittag ist ein Treffen der Finanzminister in Brüssel angesetzt. Jäger sagte, in Wahrheit ziele der Antrag auf eine Brückenfinanzierung, ohne die Anforderungen des Programms zu erfüllen: "Das Schreiben entspricht nicht den am Montag in der Euro-Gruppe vereinbarten Kriterien."..................http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article137617825/Deutschland-lehnt-Griechenlands-Hilfsantrag-ab.html
    19/2/15

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  5. EU-Kredite für Athen: Gabriel kritisiert Schäubles Nein...

    "Kein substanzieller Lösungsvorschlag": Das Bundesfinanzministerium hat Griechenlands Antrag auf Verlängerung der EU-Kredite abgeschmettert. Ein Fehler, kritisiert Wirtschaftsminister Gabriel.

    Die Hoffnung auf eine Einigung im Schuldenstreit mit Griechenland währte nur kurz: Drei Stunden, nachdem Athen seinen Antrag auf weitere finanzielle Unterstützung bei der EU eingereicht hatte, zog Bundesfinanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) die Notbremse. "Der Brief aus Athen ist kein substantieller Lösungsvorschlag", erklärte sein Sprecher. Deutschland stieß damit nicht nur Athen vor den Kopf, sondern auch mehreren EU-Spitzenvertretern.......................http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/6172954/gabriel-kritisiert-schaeubles-nein.html
    19/2/15

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    1. Empörung über Schäubles Griechenland-Nein...

      Dass Schäuble den Antrag Athens auf eine Verlängerung des Hilfsprogramms als substanzlos zurückgewiesen hat, sorgt für Ärger. Die Opposition im Bundestag reagiert empört auf die „pampige“ Reaktion des Finanzministers.

      Der finanzpolitische Sprecher der Grünen im EU-Parlament, Sven Giegold, hat mit scharfer Kritik darauf reagiert, dass Bundesfinanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) den Antrag der Regierung in Athen auf eine sechsmonatige Verlängerung des aktuellen Hilfsprogramms abgelehnt hat. „Schäubles pampige Ablehnung von Griechenlands Antrag blockiert eine gemeinsame Lösung“, sagte Giegold dem Handelsblatt (Online-Ausgabe). Der Brief aus Athen sei „eine gute Basis für die Verhandlungen“.......................http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/unverantwortliche-blockadehaltung-empoerung-ueber-schaeubles-griechenland-nein/11396074.html
      19/2/15

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    2. Ministro da Economia alemão discorda de recusa da proposta grega...

      O ministro da Economia alemão, Sigmar Gabriel, discordou, esta quinta-feira, da posição do seu colega das Finanças, Wolfgang Schäuble, que recusou a proposta apresentada pela Grécia para um prolongamento da assistência financeira ao país.

      "Estou a favor de não nos precipitarmos na hora de dizer sim ou não. O meu conselho é falar", declarou o titular da Economia e líder do Partido Social-Democrata alemão (SPD), que integra a coligação de governo liderada pela chanceler democrata-cristã Angela Merkel.

      Gabriel, que falava durante uma visita a um instituto em Potsdam, considerou que o facto de a Grécia aceitar agora a necessidade de um programa é um primeiro passo.

      "Seja o que for que o governo grego queira mudar, tem de financiá-lo", afirmou..................http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Economia/Interior.aspx?content_id=4410183&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JN-ULTIMAS+%28JN+-+Ultimas%29
      19/2/15

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  6. Griechenlands Trick, der Wolfgang Schäuble erzürnt..

    Berlin lehnt Athens Bittbrief ab. Darin versteckt sich aus Sicht von Finanzminister Wolfgang Schäuble ein heikler juristischer Kniff: ein Trick, mit dem Janis Varoufakis die Verträge aushebeln wollte.

    Man hätte eigentlich sagen können, dass der griechische Finanzminister nach Wochen der Zockerei nun endlich nachgegeben hat. Mit seiner Unterschrift unter ein Hilfegesuch an Brüssel stellte er wie erwünscht einen Antrag auf Verlängerung der Kredite. Er stimmt auch einer Aufsicht von Europäischer Kommission, Europäischer Zentralbank und Internationalem Währungsfonds zu – auch wenn diese fortan als "Institutionen" und nicht mehr als "Troika" bezeichnet werden.

    Entsprechend viel Lob erhielt er auch aus Brüssel. "Präsident Juncker sieht diesen Brief als ein gutes Zeichen an", sagte ein Sprecher der Europäischen Kommission. Das Schreiben könne den Weg zu einem Kompromiss ebnen.

    Doch es reicht offenbar nicht aus. Wenige Stunden, nachdem der Brief aus Athen eingegangen war, kam aus Berlin eine klares Nein.................http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article137636640/Griechenlands-Trick-der-Wolfgang-Schaeuble-erzuernt.html
    19/2/15

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