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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-01
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[01] Both pension system and labour reforms on the cards in Greece's
2nd review, Dijsselbloem says
[01] Both pension system and labour reforms on the cards in Greece's
2nd review, Dijsselbloem says
BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Aroni) Measures concerning both the pension system
and labour market reforms are expected to be the focus of talks during
the second review of Greece's programme, Eurogroup President Jeroen
Dijsselbloem informed the Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday, in the customary
document sent by the Dutch finance minister prior to each Eurogroup.
Dijsselbloen noted that the second review of Greece's programme, which
is now underway, will be on the agenda of the next Eurogroup on November
7. He said the Dutch government considers the rapid completion of this
review important, while adding that it included a broad range of measures.
He said the institutions will brief Eurozone finance ministers on the
details of these and noted a need for measures relating to privatisations,
the financial sector, the energy market, public administration,
medium-term and long-term budget strategy, the business climate, the
market for products and education.
Dijsselbloem also announced that the official conclusion of the first
review now opened the way for short-term debt relief measures for
Greece, as announced by the May 24 Eurogroup meeting, which will be
mainly focused on reducing interest rate vulnerability, including a
'gentler' profile for European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) loans
and debt repayments in 2017. The institutions' next mission to Athens
has been scheduled for November 14-21, he said.
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