A statement by the countrys international creditors Thursday denounced the governments controversial Christmas bonus payment for low-income pensioners but left a window of hope that the crisis will be overcome by leaving the decision for short-term relief measures to eurozone countries.
Euro-area member-states will decide how to proceed with the short-term debt measures agreed in the Eurogroup meeting on December 5.
Moreover, while the report stated the measures proposed by the Greek government raised significant concerns on both process and substance as regards MoU commitments, especially regarding pensions as it could jeopardize the safety margins around the fiscal targets of 2016, it said that it would not essentially impact fiscal resu…
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