Greece to legislate austerity, but implementation hinges on debt relief
Greece’s government said on Tuesday it would soon legislate austerity measures agreed with foreign creditors for 2019-20 but their implementation depends on further debt relief after its current bailout, the third since 2010.
Greek PM says debt relief is a condition for more austerity
Greece will implement additional austerity measures agreed with its official creditors on condition of further debt relief that will enable the country to be included in the ECB’s bond buying scheme, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday.
More austerity beckons as Greece, lenders resume talks
Greece and its lenders resumed a long-stalled review of its bailout on Tuesday, with the government in Athens braced to commit to yet more austerity in exchange for the funds the country needs to remain solvent.
No more orders or austerity from Europe, Greek PM says
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tore into his European Union allies on Thursday, pledging to “put an end once and for all” to the EU’s austerity policies. ...