/ world today news/ Debates on the restructuring of the Greek debt, amounting to about 320 billion euros, are possible, but not partial forgiveness, a source from the Council of the EU told TASS.
“Discussion of the possibility of restructuring Greece’s external debt is permissible, but there can be no question of any partial forgiveness,” he stressed, adding that this was also the mood of the finance ministers of the eurozone countries, who held yesterday in Brussels its first meeting for this year. They specifically discussed the results of the elections in Greece. According to the TASS interlocutor, if the new government in Athens refuses to service its debt, the country will no longer receive money from its partners in the Eurozone and will not be able to rely on loans from private investors. The leader of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, yesterday expressed satisfaction with the intention of the SYRIZA coalition to pursue a policy of restoring the national economy within the eurozone. “We are happy with this ambition. This is also our aspiration. We are ready to support Athens in this regard,” he emphasized. According to Dijsselbloem, the Eurogroup expects to receive from the new government of Greece explanations about its plans to restore the national economy.
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