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PM chairs mini cabinet meeting ahead of Tuesday's Eurogroup, while J.C. Juncker speaks about solidarity

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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday chaired a "mini" cabinet meeting at his offices to prepare for next Tuesday's Eurogroup meeting, at which Greeks hopes for a final decision on the disbursement of financial aid and an overall solution to its debt problems for the next two years. The meeting was attended by the ministers of finance, development, education, administrative reform, tourism, health and labour.

The agenda for the meeting covered all details that must be dealt with immediately under Greece's commitments to the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) troika of Greece's lenders, including small changes to aspects of the omnibus bill outlining austerity cuts and structural reforms passed by Parliament last week, in order to further clarify points on which the troika has doubts and objections.
Also discussed were a number of joint ministerial decrees that are to be tabled in the next few days for a series of issues. On Monday, the General Secretariat of the Government will table a legislative act including all these changes, so that there are no glitches in the talks with Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday.
Briefing the meeting, Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis confirmed that the labour ministry was full prepared to immedately implement the measures agreed and that the Greek side fully complied with its commitments.
"We are 101 percent ready," he said, while AMNA sources said that circulars on implementing the new labour and social insurance measures will be ready for release at the start of next week. The circular on social insurance issues may possibly be issued on Monday and will include details on the operation of the Single Payments Authority and equivalent measures that will 'counterbalance' the cuts not made to disability pensions excluded from the measures.

Juncker: ' We must show solidarity with Greece'


Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker on Saturday reiterated that the eurozone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are making progress to overcome disagreement over how to make Greece's debt sustainable, speaking at an event in northern Germany.

"We are working intensively on a compromise with the IMF on Greece and are making progress," he said, adding: "Threats in the Austrian, German or Bavarian press that Greece will soon leave the Eurozone do not do Greece any good ... We must show solidarity with Greece and watch our words."


Last Updated Monday, 19 November 2012
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