Monday’s Eurogroup must reach a decision for the return of the institution mission chiefs to Athens to conclude the first review of Greece’s programme, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said as he arrived for the Eurozone finance ministers’ meeting in Brussels.
“We are not at a conclusion, but yes, the mission chiefs could and should return to Athens with the prospect of concluding the review as fast as possible,” Moscovici told reporters.
“I think that today we will come to a unanimous decision to send the mission chiefs back to Athens. It is my point of view that we should do that,” he said.
The institutions should on Monday demonstrate that they have a common stance on the review, Moscovici added. This meant, firstly, that the discussion on a technical level in Athens had to be constructive, secondly, that there was still a certain amount of work to be done, thirdly that there was some room to manoeuvre regarding reforms and, lastly, that the mission chiefs should return to Athens to conclude the review as soon as possible.
This was the political decision that had to be taken on Monday, taking into account the refugee situation in Greece, Moscovici said.
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