–Adds Comments By Government Spokesman To Story Sent 07:20 GMT
BERLIN (MNI) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to allow
Greece extra time to meet its deficit goals of at most a couple of
weeks, the German daily Rheinische Post reported Friday, citing
government sources.
The Greek government, however, announced on Thursday that it is
seeking a postponement of the deficit goals of at least two years.
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a regular press
conference on Friday that Greece needs to stick to “the content and
timetable” set in the memorandum of understanding agreed with its
international lenders.
Seibert reaffirmed that the German government is determined to
stabilize Greece inside the Eurozone, although it will be a long road
for Greece to get its economy and budget back in shape again.
According to Rheinische Post, the preliminary report on Greece by
the EU Commission, ECB and IMF shows that the country has missed 210
out of more than 300 concrete demands for fiscal consolidation.
–Berlin bureau: +49-30-22 62 05 80; email: twidder@marketnews.com
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