In a tweet, Martin Selmayr said the proposal by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had been received by Juncker, ECB chief Mario Draghi and IMF head Christine Lagarde. "Good basis for progress at ... Euro summit," he wrote in English.
Selmayr, who is German, added: "In German, 'eine Zangengeburt'" - meaning a "forceps delivery". He gave no details. Officials from the EU and Greece's other creditors have been working for four months to overcome differences and release funds to Athens, fearing it will run out of cash this month.
jpost.com by Reuters
22/6/15
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New proposals raise hopes of Greek deal...
ReplyDeleteThe European Union has welcomed new proposals from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as a "good basis for progress" at talks today where creditors want 11th-hour concessions to prevent Greece from going bankrupt.
EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker's chief-of-staff spoke of a "forceps delivery".
Officials worked late into the night to produce a deal ahead of a summit of eurozone leaders in Brussels that they hope can keep Greece in the currency bloc.
Giving no detail of a proposal he said was also received by the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, German EU official Martin Selmayr tweeted: "Good basis for progress at ... Euro Summit. In German: 'eine Zangengeburt'."..........rte.ie
22/6/15