Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos held a meeting in the morning of Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion, in order to discuss all the pending issues of the Government. Finance Minister, Gikas Hardouvelis attended the meeting.

Tax issues, the pending changes in the Uniform Real Estate Ownership Tax (ENFIA), the non-performing loans, as well as issues concerning the imminent meeting of a Greek high-level delegation with the troika in Paris were among the items in the agenda of the meeting.

“Everything is under control,” Government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos said at his doorstep statement after his meeting with Samaras.

Asked on Real Estate Ownership Uniform Taxation (ENFIA), Venizelos referred to government announcements and the amendment that will be tabled in parliament. He also noted that issues regarding the tax policy will be examined by the government ahead of the negotiations with the troika in Paris while refused to make any comment on tax reductions.

As for the anti-racism bill, he said that it would be tabled in parliament next week.

The four major events before the evaluation

Four important events will precede the new evaluation of the Greek economy by the troika, which, according to present data, will take place sometime in the last ten days of September.

The four key events are the following:

– The European Council special meeting scheduled for next Saturday

– A meeting between Greek representatives and the troika of Greece’s international lenders in Paris, on September 2-4, during which all burning issues will be discussed. The political leadership of several Greek ministries, high-level staff, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ associates and PASOK officials will travel to Paris.

– A Euro Working Group has been scheduled for the following day to discuss the “Greek issue.”

– The Eurogroup will meet on September 12 to give the “green light” for the arrival of the heads of the troika in Athens. During this evaluation, officials will set on the table the pending memorandum obligations and the decisions to be made for issues regarding the social security system, employment, the new budget, and market deregulation.