ATHENS: As the Greece government is under pressure to agree to economic reforms with its international creditors in order to unlock new financing, the European Commission continues to signal tough stance regarding the ongoing talks with Greece.
European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said on Monday that it is more important to deliver “concrete reform proposals” rather than opinion pieces referring to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ recent comments in French newspaper Le Monde. Tsipras told Le Monde that Greece should not be blamed for not yet reaching an agreement with its European creditors and called on fellow European leaders to bypass technical talks and come to a political solution.
Andreeva made it clear that June 30 is the final day for Greece to reach a deal. However, she did talk about the good cooperation between the European Commission and Greek authorities, revealing at the same time that the Eurogroup is always ready for an emergency meeting for the Greece issue.
